"Duncan turns a scarily bright light on the exploding frontiers of biotechnology" -- Vanity Fair "Duncan turns his discerning eye toward the role of personality in science . remarkable profiles . Duncan's prose is lively and engaging" -- San Francisco Chronicle "Explores the personalities and motivations of researchers now operating at the cutting edge of headline-making science." -- Washington Post Book World "A provocative, entertaining, and, yes, chilling journey." -- Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City "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 "Vivid, memorable portrayals of the scientists working on biology's most fascinating frontiers." -- James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly "Daring and dead-accurate. Top notch." -- Po Bronson "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 "An interesting book . clear and helpful." -- The Times (London) "Valuable insights into the debates within genetic science . intriguing" -- New Scientist.