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A synthetic biologist looks to the future, probing the promise and peril of “artificial biological intelligence” Dov Greenbaum1,2,3,4and Mark Gerstein4,5,6 ON THE FUTURE OF SPECIES | In On the Future of Species, synthetic biologist Adrian Woolfson considers whether the emergent capacity to write and rewrite genomes might transform how life itself is understood, from planetary ecosystems to human nature. Across 12 chapters, the book asks whether advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could enable not only human-directed biological authorship but also a broader reimagining of evolution’s trajectory. Woolfson, whose experience spans academic research and genome design in industry, approaches these questions from both historical and practical vantage points. Much of the book’s distinctiveness lies in this historical sensibility. …
摘自《科学》(Science)第392卷 第6794期 · 2026年4月9日,Dov Greenbaum and Mark Gerstein。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。