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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright
Contents
Prologue
Introduction: My Brain in a Dish
Chapter 1: Pieces of Life – Cells past and present
Chapter 2: Body Building – Growing humans the old-fashioned way
First Interlude: The Human Superorganism – How cells became communities
Chapter 3: Immortal Flesh – How tissues were grown outside the body
Second Interlude: Heroes and Villains – Cancer, immunity and our cellular ecosystem
Chapter 4: Twists of Fate – How to reprogramme a cell
Chapter 5: The Spare Parts Factory – Making tissues and organs from reprogrammed cells
Chapter 6: Flesh of My Flesh – Questioning the future of sex and reproduction
Chapter 7: Hideous Progeny? – The futures of growing humans
Third Interlude: Philosophy of the Lonely Mind – Can a brain exist in a dish?
Chapter 8: Return of the Meatware – Coming to terms with our fleshy selves
Footnotes
Endnotes
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Book
About the Author
About the Publisher
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