We Should All Be Prepared To Design For Life — But Not As We Know It

A great irony of our age is that, as we alter our planet, probably irreversibly, we're rethinking what we mean by "life". On the one hand, we're witnessing the consequences of climate change and our impact on the planet's ecosystems. On the other hand, technologies that blur the boundaries between natural and artificial are increasingly within our grasp. I've written previously about life sciences and the brave new world of bio-design, from wetware computing to the construction of buildings...