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Unit 1 The Age of Robots 1

Main Reading:Machines with Minds of Their Own 5

Related Reading:Automation Insurance:Robots Are Replacing Middle Class Jobs 12

Unit 2 Nuclear Radiation 30

Main Reading:Fact Sheet on Biological Effects of Radiation Background 35

Related Reading:How Radiation Threatens Health 42

Unit 3 Food Safety 61

Main Reading:Impact of Chemometrics on Food Safety 65

Related Reading:The Food Industry:Son of Frankenfood? 71

Unit 4 The Use of Nanotechnology 89

Main Reading:How Nanotechnology Works 93

Related Reading:Cancer Nanotechnology:Small,but Heading for the Big Time 100

Unit 5 The World Wide Web 120

Main Reading:How Long Will Google's Magic Last? 124

Related Reading:The Google Story 131

Unit 6 Global Warming 150

Main Reading:Getting Warmer 154

Related Reading:Dead Water 160

Unit 7 The Universe 178

Main Reading:Darkness on the Edge of the Universe 182

Related Reading:The Theory That Ate the World 190

Unit 8 Biology and Our Life 210

Main Reading:Opportunities for Applying Biotechnology 214

Related Reading:Challenges in Realizing the Global Potential of Agricultural Biotechnology 220