Mostof these ten stories belong to a loosely-knit series tracking the potential effects of possible developments in biotechnology on the evolution of global society7 • Introduction (In the Flesh) • essay byBrian Stableford9 • In the Flesh • (1997) • short story byBrian Stableford28 • A Chip Off the Old Block • (2004) • novelette byBrian Stableford52 • Taking the Piss • (2002) • novelette byBrian Stableford84 • Another Bad Day in Bedlam • (1993) • short story byBrian Stableford96 • Dr. Prospero and the Snake Lady • (2006) • novelette byBrian Stableford114 • Casualty • (2007) • novelette byBrian Stableford133 • The Trial • (2007) • short fiction byBrian Stableford162 • The Gift of the Magi • (1997) • short story byBrian Stableford169 • The Incredible Whelk • (1980) • short fiction byBrian Stableford176 • The Piebald Plumber of Haemlin • (1998) • short story byBrian Stableford