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Friday, May 13, 2011

Postgenetic Code

Postgenetic Code: “Ultimately, evolutionary values will be perceived and defined and will provide the basis for human values.” — Jonas Salk

The accumulated and integrated gains in science, technology and human culture have generated a new period of evolution, the postgenetic era. In postgenetic evolution, the accelerating expansion of our species’ knowledge base has taken humanity beyond being mere DNA-transport vehicles. We now have the capacity to consciously build on evolution’s engineering by multiple means:

1) We can manipulate DNA.

2) We can manipulate culture, affecting gene expression.

3) We can manipulate cultural selection (the aggregate of our cultural choices across numerous domains), significantly affecting natural selection."

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