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Speeding up Evolution

Posted by michael on from the kmail-is-already-pretty-fast dept.

DaytonCIM writes ""We can rebuild him. Make him stronger... faster..." Slate.com has a great article on next generation gene research that promises to build "Supermen" or "Superwomen" out of us all. Insulin-like Growth Factor genes to make us stronger without ever visiting a weight room. EPO to generate more red blood cells and enable us to run "forever." Engineered human "Blood" to speed up evolution, so that we become less susceptible to disease and injury."

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  1. Khaaaaaan! by Chairboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, according to Star Trek, the Eugenics wars took place during the 1990s, so these supermen must already be among us. I'm sure that when the footage is de-classified, we'll all enjoy a bunch of fascinating documentaries on how these scientists already did their stuff back in the 70s....

  2. In the year 2000! by binary_life · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the year 2000, genetic enhancements will make everyone look super beautiful, the downside being everyone will look exactly like one another. Ahhh... Don't you love conan obrien?

  3. Superman? In whose eyes? by euxneks · · Score: 5, Funny

    He can code large masses of programs with a single keystroke, Absorb boxes of pizza with nary a thought, never shaves for days on end! It's... Internet boy!.. Genetically modified so that... oh.. wait.. we already have people like that...

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  4. Re:Lack of diversity can kill us. by telstar · · Score: 4, Funny
    "...and when we change all our DNA to be coded a certain way, we'll find some strange illness that affects what would have been 0.02% of the opulation now threatens to wipe out"
    • We've already got large sectors of the population randomly leaving the letter "P" out of words...
  5. We're gonna need new bayesian filters by 1nv4d3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    I never thought I'd see the day when only two of these were spam, and the others were actual opportunities of a lifetime.

    "Make your penis 3 inches longer."
    "Grow Muscle Mass without exercise."
    "Horny cheerleaders wet 4 u"
    "Run virtually forever without breaking a sweat."

    Good luck to the SPAM Assassin folks if I can't tell the difference.

  6. Re:And where.. by josh+crawley · · Score: 4, Funny

    ---Just check your e-mail in-box.

    (checking).....(done)

    Well, I've got a very high potential of increasing penis and breast size. And if I act now, I'll get double the 'supplements'.

  7. Great... by ConMotto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, now all the old folks will leech my social security momey fovever. As if social security wasn't screwed already.

  8. Where's my warranty card? by eidechse · · Score: 4, Funny

    If those damn aliens had a decent QA team I wouldn't need any enhancements.

  9. Re:hmmm... by MoronGames · · Score: 5, Funny

    The obvious solution would be to find new and exciting ways to murder people!

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    hey!
  10. And Where can I buy my super-sex bot gene? by liupang · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's the killer application that genetic engineering solely needed. oh yeah.