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The action revolves around six characters (two couples and two singles) who betray and manipulate each other in various combinations in a biting, misanthropic sexual satire.
Time 's special issue--"The Future of Medicine"--predicts that the next 100 years will be "the biotech century," in which scientists will manipulate genes to prolong the lives of healthy humans rather than just treat sick people, as they have this century.
A hearty thanks to Seth Stevenson for his piece "An Innocent Romance," which is another blow struck for sanity in this war against Starr's sinister attempt to manipulate our emotions.
Swarming female locusts can also manipulate the genes in their eggs to ensure that their young will want to join the swarm immediately.
Controlling this mechanical device with his own thoughts, Octavius is able to manipulate hazardous materials during his fusion experiments.