To be subhuman...

To reduce the role of a behavior’s meaning is to challenge our notions of what it means to be fully human. The risk of allowing others to control one’s behavior by manipulating devices implanted in the brain is even more challenging—and by no means do I wish to demean the positive impact of DBS, or Deep Brain Stimulation, or the other techniques involving brain implants that benefit people with medical problems.

DARPA Brain Implant Project: Mind Control Redux? blogs.psychcentral.com/organizations/2014/06/darpa-brain-implant-project-mind-control-redux/

Bioprinting technology is advancing so quickly that some scientists believe 3D printing an entire artificial human organ is only five to ten years off. That alone is pretty bonkers, science-wise, and could save many lives. But why stop there? Once you start talking about manufacturing body parts, the inevitable lurking question is: Can we go beyond just mimicking biology to make technologically improved humans?

3D Bioprinters Could Make Enhanced, Electricity-Generating ‘Superorgans’ motherboard.vice.com/read/3d-bioprinters-could-make-enhanced-electricity-generating-superorgans

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