Hacking the Code of Life

Hacking Darwin

Peter Forbes is a UK-based science writer, writing mainly on biology, medicine, and things nano. He has published numerous articles and reviews for magazines and newspapers, including the Guardian, The Independent, The Times, Financial Times, Mosaic, Aeon, Nature,&nbsp;Scientific American,&nbsp;New Scientist,&nbsp;and&nbsp;New Humanist. His book&nbsp;Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage&nbsp;won the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing. He has also worked in literary editing, as editor of the Poetry Society’s&nbsp;Poetry Review&nbsp;from 1986 to 2002. He lives in London.

Peter Forbes

Homo hackensis

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein

Science &amp; Technology

Peter Forbes is a UK-based science writer, writing mainly on biology, medicine, and things nano. He has published numerous articles and reviews for magazines and newspapers, including the Guardian, The Independent, The Times, Financial Times, Mosaic, Aeon, Nature,&nbsp;Scientific American,&nbsp;New Scientist,&nbsp;and&nbsp;New Humanist. His book&nbsp;Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage&nbsp;won the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing. He has also worked in literary editing, as editor of the Poetry Society’s&nbsp;Poetry Review&nbsp;from 1986 to 2002. He lives in London.