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		<title>A &#8216;Kill Switch&#8217; for Rogue Microbes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A &#8216;Kill Switch&#8217; for Rogue Microbes (by Katherine Bourzac, 08/20/2010, TechnologyReview) “A new type of genetic switch gives bioengineers better control over microbes. Biologists often speak of switching genes on and off to give microbes new abilities&#8211;like producing biofuels or drugs, or gobbling up environmental toxins. For the most part, though, it&#8217;s nearly impossible to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/08/21/a-kill-switch-for-rogue-microbes/</link>
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		<title>Wenn Technik Lösungen, aber keine Antworten bietet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wenn Technik Lösungen, aber keine Antworten bietet Jörg Auf dem Hövel 20.08.2010 (telepolis) Interview mit dem Philosophen Oliver Müller über chemo- und neurotechnologische Umbaumaßnahmen an Körper und Geist „Der Philosoph Oliver Müller arbeitet am Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin und jetzt hat ein erhellendes Werk über den Einzug technischer Optimierungen in Lebenswelt und [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/08/20/wenn-technik-losungen-aber-keine-antworten-bietet/</link>
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		<title>„Merely Human? That’s So Yesterday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[„Merely Human? That’s So Yesterday (New York Times, 06/11/2010, By ASHLEE VANCE) Some of Silicon Valley’s smartest and wealthiest people have embraced the Singularity. They believe that technology may be the only way to solve the world’s ills, while also allowing people to seize control of the evolutionary process. For those who haven’t noticed, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/06/15/%e2%80%9emerely-human-that%e2%80%99s-so-yesterday/</link>
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		<title>Study Finds Poker Players Using Drugs to Enhance Performance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Study Finds Poker Players Using Drugs to Enhance Performance (newswise) Newswise — A Nova Southeastern University study recently presented at a national conference found that 80 percent of poker players around the world reported using drugs and other substances to enhance their performance in poker. Poker players are using drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/06/07/study-finds-poker-players-using-drugs-to-enhance-performance/</link>
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		<title>Israel’s Value to Transhumanism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Israel’s Value to Transhumanism (h+ magazin) „Imagine this sci-fi scenario: A small tribe with unique literature, customs and myths believes they’ve been “chosen” for a glorious destiny. But they’re driven out of their native land, forced to wander the globe for aeons, persecuted and annihilated, until they’re impelled by a utopian novel to return to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/05/19/israel%e2%80%99s-value-to-transhumanism/</link>
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		<title>Sculpting a Nano &#8216;World&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sculpting a Nano &#8216;World&#8217; (Technology Review, 30. April 2010) “IBM researchers have invented a low-cost and relatively simple fabrication tool capable of reliably creating features as small as 15 nanometers. To show off the tool, the researchers at IBM&#8217;s Zurich lab made a three-dimensional map of the Earth so small that 1,000 of them would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/05/01/sculpting-a-nano-world/</link>
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		<title>Werden wir ewig leben?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Werden wir ewig leben? (Jörg Auf dem Hövel, telepolis, 15.04.2010) „Ein Interview-Sammelband prüft die Thesen von Ray Kurzweil und gibt den Stand der Dinge zu Enhancement und Lebensverlängerung zum besten. Roman Brinzanik und Tobias Hülswitt haben nun unter dem Titel „Werden wir ewig leben?“ die Ideen von Kurzweil zum Anlass genommen, den heutigen Stand der [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/04/17/werden-wir-ewig-leben/</link>
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		<title>Singularity FAQ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Singularity FAQ (The Rationalist Futurist, Thomas McCabe / Kaj Sotala) „It is not intended to be an introduction to the Singularity; rather, it is intended to answer the questions of those who have already heard about the Singularity, but still have questions about some of the issues. Due to its length, this document has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/02/21/singularity-faq/</link>
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		<title>Transhumanism: The way of the future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Transhumanism: The way of the future (Natasha Vita-More, The Scavenger) „The only way for us to survive is to evolve. Transhumanism &#8211; a movement supporting the use of science and technology to improve the mental and physical characteristics and capacities of humans &#8211; is the way forward, writes Natasha Vita-More.“ [read original article] Share]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2010/02/19/transhumanism-the-way-of-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths &#8211; Eastern, New Age Beliefs Widespread</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths &#8211; Eastern, New Age Beliefs Widespread (Pew Forum on Religion &#38; Public Life) „The religious beliefs and practices of Americans do not fit neatly into conventional categories. A new poll by the Pew Research Center&#8217;s Forum on Religion &#38; Public Life finds that large numbers of Americans engage in multiple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.transhumanismus.demokratietheorie.de/2009/12/31/many-americans-mix-multiple-faiths-eastern-new-age-beliefs-widespread/</link>
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