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Genetic Horizon

by Al Mahmud Al Mamun

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  • Publisher: Al Mahmud Al Mamun
  • 12.7 x 20.4 x 2 cm

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For four billion years, life on this planet was a story written by the blind hand of evolution. Now, for the first time, we are holding the pen.

In Genetic Horizon: Life Beyond Nature, computer technologist, researcher, and philosopher Al Mahmud Al Mamun offers a breathtaking and deeply necessary guide to the most significant revolution in human history: our newfound ability to consciously direct our own evolution. We are no longer merely subjects of our genetic code; we are becoming its architects. This book is the essential roadmap to understanding the awesome power, the exhilarating promise, and the profound perils of this new creative role.

Journey from the front lines of modern medicine, where gene therapies like CRISPR are already curing diseases once thought to be a life sentence, to the ethical battlegrounds where the line between healing and enhancement is blurring every day. This comprehensive exploration tackles the most challenging questions of our time:

  • The End of Disease: Witness the medical miracles that are freeing humanity from ancient scourges like sickle cell anemia.
  • The Designer Child: Confront the morality of perfection and the societal fallout of choosing our children's genetic traits.
  • Hacking Mortality: Explore the audacious scientific quest to treat aging itself, transforming our lifespans and the very structure of society.
  • A Post-Natural Planet: Discover how GMOs, de-extinction, and synthetic organisms are being used to create climate-resilient crops and redesign entire ecosystems.
  • The Merging of Flesh and Code: Investigate the synergy between genetic engineering and AI, and the path to a future where brain-computer interfaces dissolve the boundary between mind and machine.
  • The Post-Human Condition: Grapple with the ultimate philosophical question-if we change ourselves enough, at what point are we no longer human?

Drawing on a unique synthesis of computer science, biology, psychology, and philosophy, Genetic Horizon is more than just a tour of futuristic technology. It is a profound meditation on the responsibility of the creator and a sober analysis of the genetic divide that threatens to create a new, biological class system.

This is not science fiction. The choices we are making today-in our labs, our legislatures, and our families-are writing the code for the future of life itself. This book is an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to understand the forces that are reshaping our world and a powerful call to join the most important conversation of our time.

  • Title

    Genetic Horizon

  • Publisher

    Al Mahmud Al Mamun

  • Published

    November 2025

  • Weight

    332g

  • Dimensions

    12.7 x 20.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9798232492397

  • ISBN-10

    8232492392

  • Eden Code

    7374908

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