... Epsilons, humans that are less intelligent, in order to be better workers, is taking control of their destiny and their class - a power scientists today are learning with violent mice. In an era where man can make man how he pleases, brings us to a questions of such an impact on society, both in the real world, as it was a concern for Huxley in his fictional world ... engineer, as scientists realized cells evolved to fight disease by changing their make-up (Calder, The Green Machines, 1986, pg 66). But Huxley's world of factory created and genetically manipulated embryos haunts the hori...

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... lyse some of its own cells by stimulating the inflammatory response and killing by macrophages and cytotoxic cells7. With the importance of the immune response, researchers are interested in the susceptibility differences of infected individuals. The Washington University School of Medicine has found that B cells and their respective antibodies are vital in defending the body against West Nile Virus. A study involving mice that lacked B cells revealed an inability to combat ... or illness before it strikes or has a chance to incorporate itself within the body. Gene therapy is the upcomi...

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