The avatar revolution: Here come the new humans - opinion - 07 June 2010 - New Scientist

The avatar revolution: Here come the new humans - opinion - 07 June 2010 - New Scientist: "WHEN it was unveiled in June 2000, the first draft of the human genome marked a new stage in our understanding of who we are. Ten years later and our view of human identity may be changing again. Thanks to the plethora of personal information about each of us on the internet, we may soon have a digital twin. Like it or not, most of us already have a digital identity of one form or other. This may be just a photo or, like a Facebook profile, it might be packed with personal details. For many, our digital self has become a handy tool to communicate, network, blog, to buy and sell or to play games online - a useful extension to the real world. But as we leave increasing amounts of personal data behind on the net, the online world could give birth to a digital persona."