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May 2019
7m 32s

T5: Will we all become cyborgs?

Bbc Radio 4
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A talk for Episode 5. Bioethicist Andy Miah on what cyborgs today can tell us about humanity’s future. Will genetic modification and life extension technology cause more or less social equality? Produced by Eliza Lomas and Becky Ripley.

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