Throughout recent history, scientific disciplines such as biology and chemistry have operated mainly in isolation. However, science has become very complex and highly intertwined in recent decades. Gone are the days when discoveries were made by one scientist sitting alone in a lab. Future breakthroughs will most often occur when different teams collaborate, and complementary technologies converge.
Embracing a multi-disciplinary approach to science will be vital to help solve many of humanity's biggest challenges, including climate change, chronic disease, and the sustainable supply of food or energy. We call this new scientific megatrend bioconvergence because it harnesses a diverse mix of experts, processes, and technologies across biotech, software, and engineering.
Through most of the history of modern medicine, technology and biology have had a complex relationship. Early Cartesian practitioners emphasized the....
