Simon uses specific "X-Files" episodes as springboards for broader discussion. "X-philes who enjoy these and similar stories will learn plenty of biology in the bargain; as Simon explains extraterrestrial bacteria, cloning, genetic mutations, biological warfare, the ominous decline in the world's population of frogs and the likelihood of extending the human life span".
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Foreword by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files
Introduction
Hidden and Hungry
Introduction
Worms on Ice
Mighty Mites in Trees
Life on the Rocks
Fungi, Fungi, Everywhere
Bugging the Rain Forests
Visitors from the Void
Introduction
How to Identify an Alien in Three Easy Steps
Alien Hitchhikers
Sea Urchins in the Arctic
Mutants and Monsters
Introduction
Genes 'R Us
Like Father, Like Son
Food, Glorious Food
How to Get a Head Without Even Trying
Aliens 'R Us
Releasing the Genetic Genie
Introduction
Take Two Genes and Call Me in the Morning
Spitting Images
All the Buzz on Bees, Corn, and Viruses
Seeking the Fountain of Youth
Introduction
Turning Back Time
Freezing Time
Eating Healthy
Fooling with Mother Nature
Introduction
Secret Scents
The Ultimate Insult
We Are All Frogs
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Index
