A new biology for the 21st century /
Now more than ever, biology has the potential to contribute practical solutions to many of the major challenges confronting the United States and the world. A New Biology for the 21st Century recommends that a "New Biology" approach--one that depends on greater integration within biology,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record%5Fid=12764 http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12764 |
| Summary: | Now more than ever, biology has the potential to contribute practical solutions to many of the major challenges confronting the United States and the world. A New Biology for the 21st Century recommends that a "New Biology" approach--one that depends on greater integration within biology, and closer collaboration with physical, computational, and earth scientists, mathematicians and engineers--be used to find solutions to four key societal needs: sustainable food production, ecosystem restoration, optimized biofuel production and improvement in human health. The approach calls for a coordinated effort to leverage resources across the federal, private and academic sectors to help meet challenges and improve the return on life science research in general. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 98 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 91-94). |
| ISBN: | 9780309144889 (book) 0309144884 (book) 9780309144865 (PDF) 0309144868 (PDF) |