Kristi Scott (USI): Cheating Darwin: The Genetic and Ethical Implications of Vanity and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery. Cosmetics can play a significant role in your life, from helping you attract mates to boosting your earning potential. The future looks large and sexy: The body has a lot of change to go through on the path to post-humanity. Rosemary Ricciardelli (McMaster) and Kimberley Ann Clow (Ontario): Men, Appearance, and Cosmetic Surgery: The Role of Confidence, Self-esteem, and Comfort with the Body. What characteristics of a rival's body are the most threatening to the different sexes? Imagine inhabiting a body that was completely contradictory to what your mind said was right for you — how far would you go to make your body reflect who you really are? Welcome to Manhood, Chaz Bono: Being a dude has its advantages. An interview with Donna Dickenson on books on body shopping. From TED, Anthony Atala on growing new organs. Need a new heart? Grow your own — the idea sounds like science fiction, but it might someday come true. Making a bit of me: A machine that prints organs is coming to market. An interview with Henry Markram, the man who builds brains. Have we entered the stem cell era? Treatments for cancer, blood diseases, and even HIV are finally realizing some of the potential for stem-cell medicine. Tools and Tests: Jonathan Shaw on the evolution of stem-cell research. The first chapter from Stem Cells for Dummies by Lawrence S.B. Goldstein and Meg Schneider. A review of Human Enhancement. A review of Chips, Clones, and Living Beyond 100: How Far Will the Biosciences Take Us? by Paul J. H. Schoemaker and Joyce A. Schoemaker. Wake me up when men get pregnant: Biological transhumanism starts the 21st century on the wrong foot.
