‘Life as We Made It’ charts the past and future of genetic tinkering
A new book explores humans’ enduring role as meddlers in evolution
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Genetically engineered glow-in-the-dark fish (shown) are a relatively recent phenomenon, but there's nothing new about humans tinkering with other creatures' genes, as described in Life as We Made It.
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