SUMMARY - Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity by Jamie Metzl

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes.


*As you read this summary, you will discover that genetics opens up tremendous and disturbing prospects for humanity.


*You will also discover : why genetics will soon be an essential science; that mankind will soon no longer be subject to the hazards of natural selection; that genetics will make it possible to cure and prevent diseases; that it will also make it possible to increase the capacities of each individual; why genetics will become a technological weapon; potentially dangerous ; that for the first time, man can and should voluntarily choose his destiny.


*Perhaps you would have liked to be taller or smarter, but the chance of your birth left you no choice. You are what nature has made you, for good or ill. You may not know yourself what you could excel at, because not all of your natural abilities are known. However, future generations will probably not have to endure this kind of uncertainty and ignorance. Indeed, advances in genetics are opening up perspectives never before seen in the history of mankind. Parents will thus be able to choose not only the sex or the color of their child's eyes, but also his physical, social or intellectual capacities! However, humanity will be confronted with major ethical questions, which risk calling into question the very foundations of societies. What does genetic engineering hold in store for humanity?


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