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, atom, 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

3}

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, human-animal hybrid, 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 and Culture
November 16, 2017

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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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

_{Science and Culture
April 12, 2017

Evolution, Science

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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

_{Science and Culture
April 10, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

3}

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, anarchy, anti-human, anti-human exceptionalism, anti-humanism, biology, biotechnology, brain implant, change, conservatism, CRISPR, cybernetics, cyborgs, disguised religion, divine, equality, fascism, Futurism, gene editing, gods, human dignity, human evolution, Internet, microchips, modern times, nuclear weapons, radicalism, robotics, scientism, sexual ethics, 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 ›