by admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Concepts
EDITOR’S NOTE: I am quoting from this article in full with my comments after. – Dwight Jones Tired Tropes and New Twists in the Debate about Human Germline Modification Posted by Marcy Darnovsky on May 28th, 2015 BEINGS 2015, or “Biotech and the Ethical...
by admin | Jan 7, 2015 | Features
This article is courtesy The New Scientist and its author Carl Elliott Fancy living forever, or uploading your mind to the net? The Proactionary Imperative embraces transhumanist dreams, but reminds why we need medical ethics IN THE early 1960s prank comedy duo James...
by admin | Dec 12, 2014 | Concepts
Article courtesy of CHRIS DEROSE in Bitcoinmagazine.com While it’s a common refrain in the Bitcoin universe that the Blockchain will have countless uses for the storage and management of scarcity in our lives, it’s still a field that’s just starting to deliver on...
by admin | Dec 12, 2014 | Concepts
(From Wikipedia) The genotype–phenotype distinction is drawn in genetics. “Genotype” is an organism’s full hereditary information. “Phenotype” is an organism’s actual observed properties, such as morphology, development, or...
by admin | Dec 5, 2014 | Features
By Dwight Gilbert Jones Martine Rothblatt’s new work “Virtually Human – The Promise and the Peril of Digital Immortality” is a definitive overview-cum-prototype design for the emerging science of cyber consciousness, with a focus on its possibilities as a pathway to...