Friday Video: “Frankenstein’s Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech’s Brave New Beasts”

In Frankenstein’s Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech’s Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes takes readers from Petri dish to pet store, exploring how the world’s fauna are being reinvented. She searches for the revolutionary breeds of beasts that are slowly taking their places in the world. What do these creatures look like? Who is behind creating them? What do these new scientific superpowers mean for animals? And what do the ways in which we’re choosing to shape animal bodies say about humans? About the Author Emily Anthes is a journalist whose articles have appeared in Wired, Discover, Psychology Today, Slate, Scientific American, and more. She holds a master’s degree in science writing from MIT and a bachelor’s degree in the history of science and medicine from Yale. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her dog, Milo. Published on Jul 2, 2013