The next 500 years : engineering life to reach new worlds /

"Driven by a vision of colonizing other planets, Mason reveals unique insights into how the human body is altered during long-duration spaceflight & how genetic engineering can protect cells in space"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mason, Christopher E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Space medicine. Astronauts > Health and hygiene. Astronautics > Human factors. Genetic engineering. Astronautes > Santé et hygiène. Astronautique > Facteurs humains. MEDICAL / Internal Medicine. SCIENCE. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics. SCIENCE / Space Science. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical. Science / Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the embryogenesis of humanity
The first genetic astronauts
The duty to engineer
Phase 1: the landscape of functional genomics (2010-2020)
Phase 2: preliminary engineering of genomes (2021-2040)
Phase 3: long-term trials of human and cellular engineering (2041-2100)
Phase 4: preparing humans for space (2101-2150)
Phase 5: synthetic biology for new homes (2151-2200)
Phase 6: expanding the limits of life (2201-2250)
Phase 7: test a generation ship and settle harsh worlds (2251-2350)
Phase 8: settle new earths (2351-2400)
Phase 9: launch toward the second sun (2401-2500)
Phase 10: optimistic unknowns (beyond 2500).