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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 23, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __edited, Africa, Aldous Huxley, bioethicists, biotechnology, Brave New World, China, Congress, Food and Drug Administration, genetic engineering, germ line, human experimentation, Journal of the American Medical Association, media, medicine, scientists, social media, Stanford University, William Hurlbut}

Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 23, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

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Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 13, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, babies, biotechnology, China, government, Los Angeles, medicine, morality, Nature (journal), prison, Russia, scientists}

Here Comes “Blade Runner World”!

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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It is startling to realize that the movie 'Blade Runner' takes place in 2019. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 12, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, China, MIT Technology Review, monkeys, Pandora’s box, scientists, University of Colorado, William Hurlbut}

China Genetically Engineering Monkeys to Be More Human

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 12, 2019

Bioethics

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Swell. A few years ago we were promised experiments that would effect the brain would never be done in mice. They were right. Read More ›

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Date
March 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Ann Gauger, biotechnology, chance, chemical evolution, David Coppedge, Discovery Institute, enzymes, error catastrophe, evolution, Freeman Dyson, Gandalf, hydrothermal vents, John Maynard Smith, JPL, Leslie Orgel, Mars, Michael Russell, NASA, natural selection, Nature (journal), Nobel laureates, nucleic acid, prebiotic Earth, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Signature in the Cell, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, William A. Dembski}

Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

_{Science & Culture
March 19, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 13, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, agriculture, biotechnology, GMO, good, humanity, npr, photosynthesis}

Don’t Let Anti-GMO Fanatics Thwart Improved Photosynthesis Crops

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Genetics, Life Sciences

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It is flat-out unreasoning — and in my view, anti-human. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 12, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CRISPR, human history, laboratory, laws, mice, regulations, scientists}

With Gene Editing, Scientists Perilously Push Borders of Biotechnology

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 12, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Such manipulations, if ever done in humans, could a profound impact on human society going down the generations. Read More ›

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Author
Matti Leisola

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Artificial Selection, bacteria, Barry Hall, bioengineering, biotechnology, Caltech, directed evolution, Douglas Axe, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, gene, Heretic, intelligent design, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, New York Times, Nobel Prize, pharmaceuticals, proteins, The Edge of Evolution, theistic evolution}

How the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Harnessed Intelligent Design

_{Matti Leisola
October 4, 2018

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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There is one point of confusion in descriptions of this year’s prize winners. It’s the talk of “directed evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, cloning, CRISPR, DNA, embryos, George W. Bush, pandemic, sperm}

Mass Human Cloning May Soon Be Upon Us

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 26, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Human cloning has been accomplished, but the field remains generally stalled because of a shortage of human eggs. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 25, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, cells, CRISPR, debate, eugenics, gene editing, genome, germ line, life, nature, pathogens, Research, safety, science}

Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 25, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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We are not having a meaningful discussion about whether and how to regulate what I believe to be the most powerful technology ever invented. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, China, creation, CRISPR, disease, embryo, evolution, gene editing, human nature, medicine, National Geographic, organ transplant, pandemic, Research, sheep, terrorism}

Hybrid Sheep-Human Embryos Show Need for Biotech Regulation

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 21, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences, Medicine

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Biotech is rocketing forward into areas that impact life at the most fundamental and basic levels. Read More ›