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Revision as of 17:37, 14 November 2007
Possibilities
There are several 'advancements' in biotechnology that are within the realm of possibility for the future. The primary four are as follows:
- Increasing Knowledge About the Brain and the Biological Sources of Human Behavior
- Neuropharmacology and the Manipulation of Emotions and Behavior
- The Prolongation of Life
- Genetic Engineering
Problems
Present
- Genetic Privacy
- Proper Uses of Drugs
- Embryonic Research
- Human Cloning
Not-Too-Distant Future
- The Blurry Line Between Fixing and Improving
- 'Gen-Classes,' Human Rights, and Equality
- Effects of Altering Human Nature
- Human Dignity
