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Red Mars Part 5, Chapter 1 Summary

How It All Goes Down

Falling into History

  • Two scientists look at a computer screen in a lab. The short scientist shows his friend how he's able to repair the gene sequence of an organism down to the level of cell division errors.
  • He asks his fellow scientist if Vlad showed him the mice next door—those mice are fifteen years old, which is like six hundred in mouse years.
  • Both scientists agree: this new technique changes everything.