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Undoubtedly. But as we report this week, Mr Johnson is not alone. He is part of a growing movement that sees the human body as just another piece of hardware to be hacked, optimised and upgraded.

So when I kept hearing that the best silk pillowcase could single-handedly fix my hair, skin, and my credit score, I rolled my eyes — but I also ordered three. If these glossy little slipcovers ...

and taking on the appearance of elephant skin. These are just a few of the helminth conditions that can affect humans. Other examples include tapeworms and whipworms – which are also intestinal.

This means that tool technology predates the emergence of our genus, Homo, and that it is not a uniquely human trait, as was long believed. British palaeoanthropologist Kenneth Oakley in the late ...