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The Biotech Revolution

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Dr Kaku warns that we may end up in a world divided by genetic apartheid.

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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Michio Kaku predicts how technology will develop in the 21st century.

Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts how technology will alter our world in the 21st century.

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