"A book for every human being who read the science section over the past few years and thought, Holy #@&!!" - Mary Roach, author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers "A provocative, entertaining, and, yes, chilling journey." - Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City "A sparkling, fascinating book about the most important phenomenon of the new millennium, the biotech revolution." - James Reston, Jr., author of Galileo: A Life "200 year old people? Emails sent by brain waves? [Duncan] sketches the (possible) future." - USA Weekend "Duncan turns his discerning eye toward the role of personality in science . remarkable profiles . Duncan's prose is lively and engaging" - San Francisco Chronicle "Vivid, memorable portrayals of the scientists working on biology's most fascinating frontiers." - James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly "Duncan turns a scarily bright light on the exploding frontiers of biotechnology" - Vanity Fair "Explores the personalities and motivations of researchers now operating at the cutting edge of headline-making science.

" - Washington Post Book World "This is a book for every human being who read the science section over the past few years and thought, Holy #@&!! . exactly what we need: clear, down-to-earth writing on cloudy, larger-than-life issues." - Mary Roach, author of Stiff "An interesting book . clear and helpful." - The Times (London) "Daring and dead-accurate. Top notch." - Po Bronson "Valuable insights into the debates within genetic science . intriguing" - New Scientist.