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Steve Jones paints a gloomy picture of human evolution at the end of the line – but you could argue that it's only at the beginning Professor Steve Jones paints a gloomy picture of human evolution at the end of the line with only gradual homogenisation towards universal brownness to look forward to. But in fact we are likely to be soon entering the most dynamic period of evolution – one in which humans will be able to transform their own biology by genetic engineering and gene therapy. Whereas all previous evolutionary innovation has relied on the slow and wasteful process of natural selection, mankind will soon be able to engineer his own biological destiny. This will eventually lead to an end to cancer, heart disease and even perhaps that most intractable of genetic diseases: death itself. It is easy to imagine situations... [read full story]
