future evolution

David Dalton said:

What features would you hope to see in future evolution of
our species or any other species, and which of those do
you think are biologically feasible?

Self-cloning, for missing, damaged or lost body parts;
redundant backups for critical organs, such as the heart and
brain, possibly implemented in part by multiple
functionality in the other organs; faster communication
speed for the nervous system (there are almost certainly
some types of neurotransmitters that allow for drastically
faster speeds); more generally, development of a symbiotic
cybernetic facility, gradually fusing silicon/germanium
technology in with organic technology.

Ones that are more difficult: jet-powered flight and
swimming capability linked in directly with the respiratory
system; wheels or treads in place of limbs; electromagnetic
transmission/reception capability.

Functionally: a more consistent ability to consciously
intervene and govern autonomic functions in the autonomic
nervous system. The potential is already there and, in some
cases, even present to a highly developed extent (such as
with myself), but it can go much further.

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David Dalton said:

What features would you hope to see in future evolution
of our species or any other species, and which of those
do you think are biologically feasible?

Thank you for an interesting follow.

Quoted message said:

Self-cloning, for missing, damaged or lost body parts;
redundant backups for critical organs, such as the heart
and brain, possibly implemented in part by multiple
functionality in the other organs; faster communication
speed for the nervous system (there are almost certainly
some types of neurotransmitters that allow for drastically
faster speeds); more generally, development of a symbiotic
cybernetic facility, gradually fusing silicon/germanium
technology in with organic technology.

The neurotransmitters at the synapses are I think limited by
diffusion speeds and are not subject to much improvement.
The fusing of digital silicon technology with organic
technology is IMHO both more likely and more interesting.

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Ones that are more difficult: jet-powered flight and
swimming capability linked in directly with the
respiratory system; wheels or treads in place of limbs;
electromagnetic transmission/reception capability.

Speaking as a civil engineer, wheels are not a better
solution than limbs
- because they require a complex infrastructure in order
to be effective. Now wings or jet power are very
attractive.

Yours,

Bill Morse

Yeah, I can see the human biological system with jet powered
flight. ROFL! I'm sorry but some ideas are visionary and
others are just kooky. You did admit, however, this would be
more difficult. LOL! Also explain how humans would have
"wheels" or "treads" in place of limbs and how this would be
evolutionarily advatageous? I guess they wouldn't need a
moped and could put a cart strapped on their back at the
grocery store. But how would they put the groceries in? The
oil companies would certainly oppose such genetic
engineering especially if jet powered flight were coupled
with treaded wheels! ROFL. Mr. Einstead you are either a
satirist or a kook.

How would self cloning possibly be by the implementation of
multiple fuctionalty of other organs?

But humans can swim linked with our respiratory system.
Didn't you ever see "Aquaman" with Patrick Duffy back in the
70s? I would think our biology would have to be so radically
altered through genetic engineering to swim underwater we
would be another species. Impossible? Maybe not but it won't
happen any time soon in our future evolution and currently
in the realm of science fiction.

You state, "Functionally: a more consistent ability to
consciously intervene and govern autonomic functions in the
autonomic nervous system. The potential is already there
and, in some cases, even present to a highly developed
extent (such as with myself), but it can go much further."
How is it developed highly in yourself? How could it go
much further?

Michael Ragland

David Dalton <[email hidden]> wrote: What features would
you hope to see in future evolution of our species or any
other species, and which of those do you think are
biologically feasible? Self-cloning, for missing, damaged or
lost body parts; redundant backups for critical organs, such
as the heart and brain, possibly implemented in part by
multiple functionality in the other organs; faster
communication speed for the nervous system (there are almost
certainly some types of neurotransmitters that allow for
drastically faster speeds); more generally, development of a
symbiotic cybernetic facility, gradually fusing
silicon/germanium technology in with organic technology.

Ones that are more difficult: jet-powered flight and
swimming capability linked in directly with the respiratory
system; wheels or treads in place of limbs; electromagnetic
transmission/reception capability.

Functionally: a more consistent ability to consciously
intervene and govern autonomic functions in the autonomic
nervous system. The potential is already there and, in some
cases, even present to a highly developed extent (such as
with myself), but it can go much further.

"It's uncertain whether intelligence has any long term
survival value." Stephen Hawking