About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of cloning and genetic engineering through the lens of 'The House of the Scorpion'.
The House of the Scorpion becomes a warning lens for the real-world debate over cloning, organ harvesting, designer babies, and engineered human life. Therapeutic cloning is defended by some as a “pro-life” medical technology, while reproductive cloning, genetic modification, and embryo engineering raise darker questions about identity, ownership, and human dignity. When Epstein’s interest in eugenics and human engineering is placed beside modern biohacking, synthetic biology, digital brain modeling, and the growing idea that biology can be treated like software, the future begins to look less like medicine and more like the manufacturing of mankind as a species. . Buy Me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/21cdpodcast . WEBSITE: https://www.21cdstudios.com INSTAGRAM: @21stcenturydystopian SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1E7oKJKdllE5Im8aeWHENw?si=82cae2685632401b YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@21CDpodcast RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/user/21CDpodcast . sOURCES: https://diyhpl.us/wiki/
People in this episode
Host: The 21CD Podcast
Topics covered
- cloning
- organ harvesting
- designer babies
- human dignity
- biohacking
- synthetic biology
Keywords
- cloning
- organ harvesting
- designer babies
- human engineering
- biohacking
- synthetic biology
- identity
- ownership
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The House of the Scorpion
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