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The Biotech Revolution
Episode 2 of 3
Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku looks at the revolution in genetics, which promises health and longevity but also raises ethical questions.
Leading theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku looks at the revolution in genetics and biotechnology, which promises unprecedented health and longevity but also raises the spectre of a Frankenstein future of genetically engineered people. Will we, as transhumanists expect, evolve into a new species? Dr Kaku warns that we may end up in a world divided by genetic apartheid.
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Mon 16 Aug 2010
19:30
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michio Kaku |
Director | Ian MacMillan |
Producer | Detlef Siebert |