Chapter 8. Using Modules (Genetic Enhancement)

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Western society values independence and self-reliance. One of my favorite activities is to hike in the back country until I’m lost, and then find my way out with maps and a compass.1 Using a global positioning satellite (GPS) unit, cellular telephone, or helicopter are not on my list of options, efficient though they may be.

1. My wife inserted a note in a draft version of this manuscript to the effect that I “no longer do such silly things since getting ...

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