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Beyond Human

Rob Spence, a film-maker with a bionic eye
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The man with a camera inside his eye

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Beyond Human

The people with ‘animal powers’

By Frank Swain
(Getty Images)
Beyond Human

What’s it like to be a cyborg?

By Frank Swain
Smaller humans would have less impact on the planet (Getty Images)
Beyond Human

A radical way to save humanity

By Frank Swain
(Thinkstock)
Beyond Human

Can synaesthesia be learnt?

By Frank Swain
(Getty Images)
Beyond Human

Do we need sex to reproduce?

By Frank Swain
You might accept a human heart transplant (pictured) if it saved your life, but what about a pig's? (SPL)
Beyond Human

Could pig transplants save lives?

By Frank Swain
(Thinkstock)
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How to live forever

By Frank Swain
(Getty Images)
Beyond Human

Orgasms at the push of a button

By Frank Swain
(Thinkstock)
Beyond Human

Body parts that live after death

By Frank Swain
(Science Photo Library)
Beyond Human

Can gut bugs make you smarter?

By Frank Swain
(Thinkstock)
Beyond Human

Why I want a microchip implant

By Frank Swain
(Omkaar Kotedia/Alternative Limb Project)
Beyond Human

The man with 13 legs

By Frank Swain
(Science Photo Library)
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How I became a cyborg

By Frank Swain

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