Extreme Science

Synopsis

From the pages of Scientific American comes the latest information and explorations into the futuristic world of biotechnology.

-Recent breakthroughs in human longevity and life extension

-Tissue engineering and the regeneration of limbs and organs

-Biochemistry, from transgenic crops to biological warfare

-The results and ramifications of the Human Genome Project

-The current and future state of cloning and artificial wombs

-Radical biotech: head transplants, artificial intelligence, and virtual senses