Will Bioengineering Lead To The End Of Evolution?
from the thanks-Darwin,-we're-done-with-you-now dept
Quite the manifesto has been written by Alan H. Goldstein, the director of the Biomedical Materials Engineering Science Program at Alfred University, where he goes on and on (and on) about how today's bioethicists focus on things like cloning they have absolutely no clue what's really coming next: homo technicus. An entirely new species built via bioengineering, and he's not talking about the common perception of "cyborgs". He says that homo technicus will be built to perfection, and will end the concept of evolution, because it won't be necessary any more. The piece is certainly interesting in bringing up lots of issues to think about, but could probably do with a bit less drama and repeated warnings that most people simply can't fathom what he's talking about.
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