Overview
Introduction
Looking Back, Looking Forward
by Jesse Emspak
Section 1: We Can Rebuild You: Cybernetics
1.1 Bionic Connections
by D. Kacy Cullen and Douglas H. Smith
1.2 Regaining Balance with Bionic Ears
by Charles C. Della Santina
1.3 The Eye Has It
by Ferris Jabr
1.4 Christof Koch
by Cracking the Retinal Code
Section 2: We Can Regrow You: Regeneration
2.1 Growing Replacement Parts
by Brie Finegold and Gary Stix
2.2 Grow Your Own Eye
by Yoshiki Sasai
2.3 A Sweet Solution for Replacing Organs
by Katherine Harmon
2.4 Mending the Spinal Cord
by Ulrich Kraft
2.5 Test-Tube Teeth
by Paul T. Sharpe and Conan S. Young
2.6 Printing Parts
by Jesse Emspak
2.7 Spare Parts for Vital Organs
by David Pescovitz
2.8 A Change of Heart
by Ferris Jabr
Section 3: Fantastic Voyages: Nanomedecine
3.1 Less is More in Medicine
by A. Paul Alivisatos
3.2 Robot Pills
by Paolo Dario and Arianna Menciassi
3.3 Nanomedicine Targets Cancer
by James R. Heath, Mark E. Davis and Leroy Hood
Section 4: The Doctor’s Assistants: Devices
4.1 The Forever Health Monitor
by Elizabeth Svoboda
4.2 Photographic Memory
by Gary Stix
4.3 Foam that Restores Breathing
by Katherine Harmon
4.4 Cancer Testing? There’s an App for That
by Melinda Wenner Moyer
4.5 Sugar-Powered Pacemakers
by Marissa Fessenden
4.6 Big Lab on a Tiny Chip
by Charles Q. Choi
Section 5: Tailored Treatment: Genes
5.1 Genome Sequencing for Fetuses
by Daisy Yuhas
5.2 Personalized Medicine
by Nancy Shute
5.3 Revolution Postponed
by Stephen S. Hall
Section 6: Limits
6.1 Why Can’t We Live Forever?
by Thomas Kirkwood