this month's Wired has a section on Living Machines. the most unbiological things will soon join the club and everything will be 'alive'. we are learning from animals and plants. we will be able to grow anything we want. grow another ear. an antenna like a deer antler on steroids. can we please find the spam gene in the email genome? the anatomy of a car calls for a nervous system. simple ants can teach us something about complexity and how to solve problems.