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