CGS : A "Post-Human" Future?

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Anatomy of a Webpage: A Peek into a Possible Genetic Futureby George Estreich, Biopolitical Times guest contributorDecember 11th, 2012A biotech start-up wants to use a "proprietary algorithm" to provide information about hypothetical children.

Of Monsters and Menby George Estreich, Biopolitical Times guest contributor, Biopolitical TimesNovember 29th, 2012The Amazing Spider-Man’s focus on genetic modification is more than incidental.

Mitochondria Replacement Would Forever Alter the Human Germline. Do You Want a Say? by Jessica Cussins, Biopolitical TimesNovember 15th, 2012The Center for Genetics and Society has sent a letter strongly recommending against changing the United Kingdom law that – like those in dozens of other countries – prohibits procedures that would alter the genes we pass on to our children.

Clones and Cloud Atlasby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesNovember 13th, 2012Of the many characters in Cloud Atlas that explore what it means to be human, the most eloquent is a genetically engineered clone.

The Eugenic Impulseby Nathaniel Comfort, The Chronicle of Higher EducationNovember 12th, 2012Medical geneticists are working on weeding out disease, but what counts as disease is murky and the slide from prevention to enhancement loses friction fast.

Concern Over 'Souped Up' Human Raceby Michelle Roberts, BBC NewsNovember 8th, 2012Four professional bodies in the UK warn that there is an "immediate need" for debate around the potential harms of human enhancement technologies.

British Academics Say Technological Enhancements to Employees Raise Ethical Questionsby Raphael Satter, Washington PostNovember 7th, 2012Attention needs to be focused on the consequences of technology which may one day allow — or compel — humans to work better, longer and harder.

Un-Mainstreaming Human Enhancementby Charles T. Rubin, The New AtlantisNovember 7th, 2012Human enhancements may be hard to resist, but so are many things we avoid because the consequences are much worse than the reward.

Advocating Human Germline Interventionsby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesOctober 28th, 2012Scientists in Oregon have published a paper that explicitly challenges the legal and procedural system that forbids genetic experiments on future generations, but most reports miss the full implications of the announcement.

Geneticists Breach Ethical Taboo By Changing Genes Across Generations[With CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Rob Stein, NPROctober 24th, 2012Geneticists reported Wednesday that they had crossed a threshold long considered off-limits: They have made changes in human DNA that can be passed down from one generation to the next.

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