Ectogenesis Archives - Herbert R. Sim

The Chinese Scientist Who Raised a Storm: Is He Jiankui a Bonafide Villain or a Misunderstood Hero?

March 6, 2023

My illustration sketch of babies in capsules, in artificial wombs (ectogenesis), being genetically enhanced, upgraded, in a laboratory, aka 'New Eugenics'. -------------------------------------------------...

Blockchain Technology and Genomics: DNA Ownership and Your Right To It

March 14, 2022

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my art illustration sketch of scientists working in a lab cloning humans ------------------------------------- The genomics sphere has always been inundated with what-ifs and a somewhat overzealo...

The Genome Covenant: A Manifesto for the New Eugenics

December 21, 2021

Opinion, Visual Arts

Prologue: A Date with Destiny For millennia, human beings have been prisoners of biology. The accidents of heredity—disease, frailty, premature death—have chained us to fate. We fought back with medicine, wi...

Artificial Wombs: The Key to Unlocking Gender Equality and Powering Genetic Breakthrough

November 15, 2021

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration of a genetics laboratory with artificial womb chambers incubating the babies. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ectogenesis, or the gestation of an unborn infant...

The “New Eugenics”: Power, Peril, and the Politics of Choosing Our Future

June 22, 2016

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my illustration above, I feature a digital auction interface floating in mid-air, displaying embryo profiles ranked by genetic desirability. Shadowy bidders make offers in cryptocurrency - Bitcoin. ...

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