For many years scientists have known that the biological characters of each species of animal and plant are transmitted from one generation to the next in threads of material called chromosomes.Soon they will be able to modify these chromosomes to produce designer life. 'WONDERWEB for BOYS' takes an informed look into the future...

If we look ahead twenty years, it seems likely that farmers will be able so supplement their meagre incomes by stocking their farms with 'ANVERTS' - animals which have had their skin genetically modified to depict company logos and sponsors messages.

By the year 2000 the only food which has not been genetically modified will be coffee, wine, cigarettes, suasages and gherkins.

At the beginning of the next century there will be 20 foot cows, each producing 40,000 gallons of milk a day.

By the year 2040 man will be genetically modified to have a bigger brain and shorter legs. He will also have six fingers, no bodily hair, and webbed toes.