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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: What’s in it for me? Discover the genetic revolution.
Chapter 2: Until now, humanity has evolved through the natural selection of heritable traits.
Chapter 3: Thanks to AI and big data analytics, our biology is becoming another form of information technology.
Chapter 4: Advances in assisted reproductive technologies will lead to embryo screening for increasingly complex traits.
Chapter 5: By around 2045, IVF will replace sex as the primary reproductive method.
Chapter 6: Rapid developments in genetic engineering suggest a future in which scientists can edit, engineer and create life.
Chapter 7: Individual, societal and national opinion on the genetic revolution will be divided.
Chapter 8: Competition will drive the genetic revolution forward.
Chapter 9: The genetic revolution raises critical ethical questions regarding diversity and equality.
Chapter 10: Public education and regulating reproductive technologies will be key to preventing catastrophe.
Description
Hacking Darwin (2019) argues that humanity is on the cusp of a future beyond natural selection with the help of assisted reproductive technologies that will enable us to hack our genetic makeup. By mapping the history of genetics, technology and the implications of genetic engineering, it advocates for an informed adoption of the genetic revolution and suggests how to approach its political and ethical challenges.
Who Should Listen
- Prospective parents interested in advanced reproductive technologies
- Futurists, technocrats and sci-fi enthusiasts
- Students of ethics and biology