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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, China, CRISPR, DNA, egg, embryo, embryos, eugenics, gene editing, genetic disease, Hong Kong, in vitro fertilization, MIT Technology Review, Nobel Prize, science}

Eugenics Revisited: Scientists on the Verge of Genetically Engineering Babies

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 26, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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CRISPR is the most powerful technology invented since the splitting of the atom. 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 ›

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Date
November 16, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Brave New World, CRISPR, gene editing, human beings, ID the Future, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, Wesley Smith}

What Does Gene-Editing with CRISPR Portend for Bioethics?

_{Science & Culture
November 16, 2017

Bioethics, Life Sciences

1}

Wesley Smith describes a range of consequences of viewing human beings as resources to be manipulated and exploited. Read More ›

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Date
April 12, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, CRISPR-Cas9, Darwin's tree, gene editing, prokaryotes, Research, Zombie Science (book)}

Programmable Memory in Prokaryotes

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April 12, 2017

Evolution, Science

5}

In the past couple of days, we've documented upsets in conventional evolutionary thinking. Here's a third. Read More ›

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Date
April 10, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, evolution, gene editing, intelligent design, Neo-Darwinism, octopuses, Research, RNA}

Octopus Genetic Editing — Animals Defy Their Own Neo-Darwinism

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April 10, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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Some stunning upsets in conventional thinking about evolution have hit the news in rapid succession. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 26, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Sociology
Technology
Tagged
, __tedited, anti-human, anti-human exceptionalism, anti-humanism, biology, biotechnology, brain implant, change, conservatism, CRISPR, disguised religion, equality, Futurism, gene editing, gods, human dignity, human evolution, Internet, microchips, nuclear weapons, radicalism, robotics, scientism, superheroes, technology, transhumanism, Zoltan Istvan}

Transhumanists Want to Be Gods

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 26, 2016

Bioethics, Sociology, Technology

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It is always fun to see what our resident technology-worshipping religious fanatics are up to. Read More ›