Will A Real Human-Killing "Planet Of The Apes" Arrive Through Biotechnology?
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Subject: Will A Real Human-Killing "Planet Of The Apes" Arrive Through Biotechnology? Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:53 am
Will A Real Human-Killing "Planet Of The Apes" Arrive Through Biotechnology?
On the surface, the premise of the film is an absurdity only Hollywood could have devised: machine gun-slinging, horseback-riding, genetically evolved Apes out to hunt down humans. But this seemingly ridiculous idea stems from a fear which has been lingering in our collective subconscious for centuries. It’s a theme which even today creeps into much of our ongoing conversation about technology – specifically robotics, AI and synthetic biology – that we find it as an undercurrent in the news daily. Will we be destroyed by our own creations? Humans have been struggling with this anxiety for as long as we’ve been developing new technology. Early examples of this persistent fear can be traced back to the Greek myths of Icarus and Prometheus. Icarus flew too close to the sun with wings made from feathers and fell into the ocean and drowned when the wax melted. Prometheus brought fire to humans only to be eternally punished for his act. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1823) brought the theme to biological creation, and serves as a warning of the dangers of pushing the boundaries of technology to manipulate biology. The Frankenstein monster marks the beginning of the fear of the “artificial man”...
Will A Real Human-Killing "Planet Of The Apes" Arrive Through Biotechnology?
Subject: Will A Real Human-Killing "Planet Of The Apes" Arrive Through Biotechnology? 
Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:53 am
