How To Build A Dragon Or Die Trying: A Satirical Look At Cutting-Edge Science

"Scientist Paul Knoepfler has a reputation for sorting through some of the outrageous claims around cell therapy, which are too often purported cures that end instead in tragedy. He teamed up with his high school daughter, Julie, to imagine how they would set about to design and build an actual flying, fire-breathing dragon. The subtitle calls this work a satire, but it’s really more a flight of fancy. It imagines how a not-so-mad scientist might use the latest tools, such as gene editing technology and stem cells, to create something that’s firmly rooted in fiction. It’s an amusing journey to explore the power and ethics of these technologies."