BIOLOGICAL REVOLUTION THE COMING CONTROL OF LIFE? - William F Dankenbring - September 1971

William F Dankenbring

An explosion of biological knowledge is promising earthshaking discoveries. Among them are genetic engineering, test tube babies, control of the aging process, suspended animation, and even the prospect of man-made immortality! But these prospects are raising a welter of ethical and moral questions. The world has entered a new age of discovery – the biological revolution. With it comes the awesome prospect of holding power over life itself. Here is what many biologists promise humanity in the next 80 years: 1970s - choosing the sex of children before they are born 1980s - "creation" of life in a test tube 1990s - genetic microsurgery by radiation and laser beams 2000s - fetuses grown in artificial wombs 2010s - making carbon copies of animals from single cells 2020s - making carbon copies of human beings 2030s - complete control of human genetics, heredity, breeding of new plants, animals, manlike beings 2040s - suspended animation of life 2050s - complete control of the aging process, manmade Immortality. Recently, a conference of about 100 scientists, politicians, and theologians from five continents met in Geneva, Switzerland. They explored the consequences of the biological revolution, genetic tailoring, and the future of man. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library