"As scientists come to truly understand, and therefore be able to alter, the genetic structure of human beings, the 'Six Million-Dollar Man' will no longer be a television fantasy but will instead become a near-term reality,' Tagliabue said.
"'When that happens, the issues that our society is discussing today... will be as irrelevant as the blacksmith in the automobile age. These genetic alterations are likely to be undetectable and far more effective at enhancing performance.'"
Tagliabue's talking about professional athletes. Hopefully this isn't the limit of our vision; we could just as easily harness genetic engineering to create humans specially adapted for space travel or undersea exploration. I'll be interested to see if bio-augmented athletes will be a spin-off of more worthy endeavors or if our transhuman offspring will owe their enhancements to sports-entertainment.
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"Imagine a brave new world where washed up atheletes can contribute to society in a more meaningful way than by being comentators on ESPN!!!"
Ha! Utopia, here we come.
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