From Cells to Circuits: Carbon Life in a Silicone Future

From Cells to Circuits: Carbon Life in a Silicone Future is a groundbreaking exploration at the intersection of biology and technology, an essential guide for understanding the profound transformation underway as carbon-based life converges with silicon-based systems.
Spanning disciplines from molecular biology and bioengineering to artificial intelligence and materials science, this thought-provoking work traces humanity's evolutionary arc from our cellular origins to the rise of a silicon-driven world. With clarity and scholarly insight, Mirela Gorjanu examines how carbon, the cornerstone of all known life, is now interfacing with silicon, the foundation of modern computing, to reshape medicine, consciousness, society, and the environment.
Through rich analysis and real-world case studies, the book unpacks:

• The evolution and versatility of carbon-based organisms
• The ascent of silicon as the core of intelligent machines
• The ethical and philosophical dilemmas of synthetic biology and human enhancement
• The environmental costs and sustainability challenges of a silicon-powered civilization
• Future scenarios of coexistence, augmentation, or conflict between organic and artificial life

Written for scientists, technologists, policy thinkers, and visionary readers alike, From Cells to Circuits is both a rigorous scientific narrative and a compelling reflection on our rapidly approaching post-biological age.
As we move deeper into a future shaped by circuits and code, this book offers the clarity and foresight we need to ask and answer the most important question of our time: How do we shape a future where both carbon and silicon thrive, not in opposition, but in harmony?