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Genetic engineering will permit far higher management over human organic nature through a process called directed evolution. Some thinkers imagine that this will shatter our sense of self, and have urged for renewed public debate exploring the problem more thoroughly; others concern that directed evolution might lead to eugenics or excessive social inequality. Nanotechnology will grant us the power to manipulate matter “on the molecular and atomic scale”, which may permit us to reshape ourselves and the environment in elementary ways. Nanobots could be used inside the human body to destroy …
