What can make the paralyzed walk, the blind see, and the
hopeless have hope again. Is it magic? Is it some miracle? It can be seen that
way, but no this is not magic, this is bioengineering. With the power of present
day technology humans can soar to new heights that are only conceivable in
comic books or movies. This is not to say the dawn of enhanced humans is on us.
We are far from that, but are we progressing to make impossible things
possible. Very much so. This is not all without some concerns however, there
are tons of issues to fix before advancing the sci-fi and comic book realm of
bioengineering. While the issues may either be of the ethical or actual
problems with the technology will be explored.
In Deus Ex,
a video game about a dystopian universe where bioengineered humans are seen as
lesser people and starts an all-out war. While something of that nature is not
present in todays world, the ideology is. Whether we like it or not, some
people will always be afraid of what they do not understand, or makes them feel
beneath a superior individual. The image of prosthetics can be intimidating to
some and causes the growth for the needed prosthetics to be stunted. The users
of these technologies are also hampered by our current technology whether it be
weight, durability, comfort, or other things. The state of our world is not
being significantly affected on a large scale, but it has exponential effects
for those involved.
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