Can science explain Captain America, the Incredible Hulk? This biologist’s willing to give it a go

Comic book superheroes tend to have origin stories that are pretty difficult to believe, but is there any actual science behind the origins of, say, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk?

Well, according to Sebastian Alvarado, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University, there may well be. In a series of new videos, the biologist explains what kind of genetic manipulation it would take to turn the weedy Steve Rogers into the heroically strong Captain America.

A similar analysis of Bruce Banner’s Gamma Ray transformation reveals what would actually have to happen for a mild-mannered scientist to turn into a giant green rage-fueled machine. As it turns out there is real science behind it, but it’s about as implausible as any real-life Hulk’s shorts staying on during a transformation.

Via: The Verge