Man into Supermouse... -- Bio, Long
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Just in case the point hasn't slipped past with the elegant subtlety of a flourescent bulldozer in a china shop, yes, the longevity-boosted mice in this Washington Post article were in fact genetically modified.
Yes, I repeat, we now have a blatant germline modification in mice that we pretty well know how to apply to humans.* Prospective parents could no doubt now choose to have their children's genes modified in order to gain a substantial advantage (a roughly 20 to 30% increase in lifespan) over unmodified humans.
It is now possible to make a "superior human being"... at least in that one respect.
Welcome to the future.
* Note: Further research _is_ required to weigh side effects in humans, such as insulin production. But this is a pretty darned staggering thing to have passed unmentioned, even in circles where human augmentation is often discussed. Imagine if it had no drawbacks and we gave this modification to every unborn child on Earth.
Future Imperative
Just in case the point hasn't slipped past with the elegant subtlety of a flourescent bulldozer in a china shop, yes, the longevity-boosted mice in this Washington Post article were in fact genetically modified.
Yes, I repeat, we now have a blatant germline modification in mice that we pretty well know how to apply to humans.* Prospective parents could no doubt now choose to have their children's genes modified in order to gain a substantial advantage (a roughly 20 to 30% increase in lifespan) over unmodified humans.
It is now possible to make a "superior human being"... at least in that one respect.
Welcome to the future.
* Note: Further research _is_ required to weigh side effects in humans, such as insulin production. But this is a pretty darned staggering thing to have passed unmentioned, even in circles where human augmentation is often discussed. Imagine if it had no drawbacks and we gave this modification to every unborn child on Earth.
Future Imperative
posted by Ralph Cerchione | Friday, August 26, 2005
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