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在过去的四万多年中,人的形态几乎没有发生变化。一个冰河时期的“洞穴人”,今天能够在大街上散步而不会引起注意——假若他穿着入时,举止规范的话。但是下一个四万年则不然,人的形态可能发生重大变化。不管你愿意与否,决定未来人之形态的任务正在强加于我们。那么我们将如何利用这个使人敬畏的能力来与上帝进行较量?随着人工授精、遗传工程以及试管婴儿技术的发展,人类改变其自身的能力正在迅速增强。通过无性繁殖,在几年内复制出数百乃至数千个遗传上完全相同的人大概是可能的。一千个爱因斯坦当然
In the past 40,000 years, the human form has hardly changed. A glacial “cave man” can walk today on the street without drawing attention - if he is dressed and behaved in a normal manner. However, the next 40,000 years is not the case, major changes in human form may occur. Whether you are willing or not, the task of deciding the future’s form is being imposed upon us. So how can we take advantage of this awesome ability to contest God? With the development of artificial insemination, genetic engineering, and IVF technology, humanity’s ability to change itself is rapidly increasing. By cloning, it is probably possible to copy hundreds or even thousands of genetically identical individuals within a few years. One thousand Einstein course