PART ONE | Massive Change at the MCA

Design Economies :: Living

We will design evolution.

When Franklin, Crick, Watson, and Wilkins discovered the structure of DNA in 1953, they rendered the realm of the living as a system of information. Since then we have extended beyond all recognition our capacity to explore every aspect of life — from biological systems to new forms of intervention in medicine and genetic engineering. We are extending our lifespan and learning to master processes that once represented the deepest secrets of nature. We stand at a new threshold, and the key questions of our day are those posed by the intersection of design and life itself.