Name: Evolving Ourselves
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9781617230202

Juan Enriquez

Steve Gullans

Two bio-tech venture capitalists explore the rise in conditions like autism, asthma, obesity and allergies and theorize that evolution is now driven by human desires and choices, not an organism's natural abilities and humans' abilities to alter genetics.

How Unnatural Selection and Nonrandom Mutation are Changing Life on Earth

Evolving Ourselves

"Futurist Juan Enriquez and scientist Steve Gullans conduct a sweeping tour of how humans are changing the course of evolution for all species--sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. For example: What if life forms are limited only by the bounds of our imagination? Are designer babies and pets, de-extinction, even entirely newspecies fair game?; As humans, animals, and plants become ever more resistant to disease and aging, what will become the leading causes of death?; Man-machine interfaces may allow humans to live much longer. What will happen when we transfer parts of our 'selves' into clones, into stored cells and machines? Though these harbingers of change are deeply unsettling, the authors argue we are also in an epoch of tremendous opportunity. Future humans, perhaps a more diverse, resilient, gentler, and intelligent species, may become better caretakers of the planet--but only if we make the right choices now."--Provided by publisher.

Redesigning the Future of Humanity--One Gene at a Time

Gavin

Broad-minded venture capitalists seek to update Darwinism in the light of new human capabilities. 100 tiny chapters on some facet of modern genetics and modern genomes and epigenomes and microbiomes... They're infectiously excited, but it's a bit light, sugary.

Evolving Ourselves How Unnatural Selection and Nonrandom Mutation are Changing Life on Earth

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