... , and it seems we aren't far from such a Brave New World. And perhaps Dr. Gray who has transplanted the first self-contained heart and sustained life is really another Dr. Frankenstein. These new drugs for longetivity that will perhaps be available for the elite wealth, and cell and tissue repairs made possible by the manipulation of human DNA will either lead ... - (Kristof, "Where is thy sting?-, 2003). But how exactly do we get from DNA to D.H.C? One of the most important issues in Brave New World was genetic engineering - whether Victor Frankenstein should have ever created the monste...

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... own humanity and evolving into something closer to a god carry a negative message; humans should not attempt to become something other than what they are. We only have to look to Frankenstein's monster to comprehend the perception of transhumanism in the West. in Eastern philosophies, however, there is an absence of this negative association. Technological advancements, even in terms of the future ... ...

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