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Declaration of Global Interdependence
Declaration of Global Interdependence 1280 720 Jamie Metzl

Jump to: Post/Introduction Join Us Declaration of Global Interdependence Progress Notes For years, we have seen a fundamental mismatch between the magnitude of the common global challenges we humans face…

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Creating a Bach “Eternal Sonata”
Creating a Bach “Eternal Sonata” 800 1190 Jamie Metzl

My new novel, Eternal Sonata (publication date October 4, 2016), imagines a future global struggle to control the science of extreme human life extension. In the novel, a brilliant scientist working to…

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If GMOs worry you, what will you think of genetically modified humans?
If GMOs worry you, what will you think of genetically modified humans? 150 150 Jamie Metzl

In my Foreign Affairs article out this week, I argue that we need to do a lot more thinking about the implications of the genetics revolution. It seems crazy to…

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Our Genetic Future is Coming… Faster Than We Think
Our Genetic Future is Coming… Faster Than We Think 150 150 Jamie Metzl

Our species is on the cusp of a revolution that will change every aspect of our lives but we’re hardly talking about it.

After three and a half billion years of evolution, two hundred and fifty thousand years of them as the ass-kicking bipedal hominins we call homo sapiens, we are on the verge of taking control of our evolutionary process unlike never before. This revolution will take hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years to play out but it has already begun.

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NY Times story on PGD only the tip of the iceberg!
NY Times story on PGD only the tip of the iceberg! 150 150 Jamie Metzl

Gina Kolata’s important article in today’s New York Times (linked here) on the ethical questions surrounding preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and embryo selection only touches the very tip of the genetic iceberg. 

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