My brain in a dish -- Pieces of life : cells past and present -- Body building : growing humans the old fashioned way -- The human superorganism : how cells became communities -- Immortal flesh : how tissues were grown outside the body -- Heroes and villains : cancer, immunity and our cellular ecosystem -- Twists of fate : how to reprogramme a cell -- The spare parts factory : making tissues and organs from reprogrammed cells -- Flesh of my flesh : questioning the future of sex and reproduction -- Hideous progeny? The futures of growing humans -- Philosophy of the lonely mind : can a brain exist in a dish? -- Return of the meatware : coming to terms with our fleshy selves.