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<p>< As an (apparent) proponent of fairly aggressive trans-humanism, can you elaborate on what you see as the biggest promises/cautions to the ideas involved?  ><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Here are a couple in the news recently.  <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/gene-therapy-cures-infants-with-bubble-boy-immune-disease/2019/04/17/ec4b131e-60ff-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/gene-therapy-cures-infants-with-bubble-boy-immune-disease/2019/04/17/ec4b131e-60ff-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/cm_lFZDERHcELSPw2fEioYAgqbNOHU3t/the-chairman-aclu-genetic-revolution/">https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/cm_lFZDERHcELSPw2fEioYAgqbNOHU3t/the-chairman-aclu-genetic-revolution/</a>  (29 minutes
 37 seconds in)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I call it re-programming, and programs can do anything.<o:p></o:p></p>
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