The Seattle Times profiles the "Science of Superheroes" course at U. California--Irvine.
n lessons that cover Aquaman to X-Men, Dennin's 14 students learned to distinguish science fiction from science fact.
Science fantasy: Gamma rays turned 98-pound weakling Bruce Banner into a raging green giant called the Incredible Hulk.
Science reality: Intense gamma radiation would have killed Banner. However, Hulkification could be achieved with anabolic steroids and DNA from a jellyfish.
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