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Two moving stories bracket this fascinating survey of the present and future of biotechnology. Futurist Amy Webb and synthetic biologist Andrew Hessel describe their attempts to bypass personal fertility struggles by using cutting-edge technologies.
Did meteors feature in the inception of the Solar System and of life? “To study meteorites truly is about studying origins,” concludes Greg Brennecka, one of only about 100 full-time, professional meteoricists around the world. His far-ranging and entertaining study deserves to win converts, although its ‘pop’ comparisons can be off-putting.“Most depictions of the future do not even include non-human life, except on distant farms or in indoor gardens,” notes ecologist Rob Dunn.
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