The pastry chef takes another bite of thawed dough as she pulls the seventeenth batch of cookies out of the oven, hoping she has finally figured out the secret to her grandmother’s long lost ooey-gooey chocolate chip cookies recipe.
Meanwhile, scientists from the University of Toronto work backwards, exploring 20,000 genes—one at a time—hoping to deal a death blow to Glioblastoma, the leading cause of cancer deaths in children and young adults.
Previously, the United States and Israel disassembled, studied, and reassembled the Russian MIG aircraft system before returning it to its rightful owner, Cold War–era Soviet Union.
These are three examples of reverse engineering. From software to military technology, physical machinery to biological functions, we live in an age where reverse engineering is possible. The concept is a simple one. In reverse engineering, we:
Take something apart See how it works Aim to replicate
Reverse engineering has been used for great good and great harm. Our gut tells us there’s nothing we can’t tear down, analyze, and recreate. As we grow accustomed to this quasi-superpower, we find ourselves trying to reverse engineer anything and everything, including things that can’t be reverse engineered.
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