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Biologist explains the science behind The Hulk and Captain America

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Even while it is all science-fiction, there are science mechanisms that can explain some superheroes. Stanford University biologist Sebastian Alvarado talks about the genetic transformations that made the Incredible Hulk and Captain America acquire their trademark superpowers.

The Incredible Hulk

Captain America

All this said, the fact that there are mechanisms that explain these superheroes doesn’t mean they are possible to be made in a lab or accidentally.


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