From TED, Paul Rothemund on casting spells with DNA. A UN report says a ban on human reproductive cloning, coupled with restricted therapeutic research, is the global compromise most likely to succeed. A review of Enhancing Evolution: The Ethical Case for Making Better People by John Harris. A review of The Prosthetic Impulse: From a Posthuman Present to a Biocultural Future. If you never aged, how long would you live? With a little luck, you could well make it to your 20,000th birthday. A review of The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever by David Friedman. 23AndMe will decode your DNA for $1,000: Welcome to the Age of Genomics. For as little as $1,000 and a saliva sample, customers of an infant industry will be able to learn what is known about how their biological code shapes who they are. A review of The Genetic Strand: Exploring a Family History Through DNA by Edward Ball.
