Jean-Pierre Changeux
Artificial Man
" To compensate for our shortcomings or extend our powers, prostheses have invaded our lives. We're a bit like cyborgs, those hybrids of the living and the machine portrayed in science fiction.
Should we be afraid of the "artificial man" ? What's the current status of artificial organ production and gene therapy ? How are our lifestyles being turned upside down by electronic medicine and computer justice ?
Can synthetic biology produce a living cell ? To find out, we need to cross disciplines : history of techniques, anthropology, biology, medicine, surgery, neuroscience, law, literature, philosophy. "
Changeux P., L'Homme artificiel, Paris, Collège de France/Odile Jacob, coll. "Colloque annuel du Collège de France", November 2007, 320 p.
