Futurescape With James Woods

Scientists may improve humans using synthetic parts that work better.

James Woods goes on a journey between the present and the distant future to look at the ideas and controversies of tomorrow that are already taking shape today.

Throughout history, men have built empires and held the lives of millions in their hands, but the one thing they couldn’t conquer was death. Advances in medicine are now making age just a manageable chronic condition, and sickness a thing of the past.

Could God’s long reign be in jeopardy? Advances are affording humans a power once reserved for only the Almighty--the ability to create life. But as we manipulate DNA and produce new species to our whim, will we find God’s shoes too big to fill?

21st Century explorers have set sail on an age of discovery that eclipses anything dreamed of by Columbus. Advances in propulsion technology, warp drive, and solar energy have allowed us to do what only science fiction writers dreamed possible until now.

Science stands at the brink of unlocking our primal instincts. Advancements in genetic engineering may soon free humans from the limitations that have linked us to the rest of the animal world. Pain, fear, uncertainty and frailty may be things of the past.