&gt;We are living in a time of technological marvels, with advances like CRISPR gene-editing being used to bring back extinct mammoths; lithium-air batteries that store 10 times more energy than conventional lithium-ion batteries; mitochondrial transfers that create healthy babies who have three genetic parents; Ebola vaccines that are nearly 100 percent effective; and cars that drive themselves.<p>This line was sort of ironic, since we don&#x27;t really have those things. Mammoths are still extinct, lithium-air batteries aren&#x27;t yet practical, three parent babies aren&#x27;t legally deemed as safe in most countries, and cars can only drive themselves in limited ideal conditions (and those are only research vehicles!). Was that statement was put in as another example of how you can&#x27;t believe what you read and it went over my head?