That’s the premise of sci-fi author Blake Crouch’s new novel, “Upgrade,” set in a not-too-distant future where science has blown past the capabilities of the groundbreaking real-life gene-editing tool CRISPR (celebrating its 10th anniversary this year) and entered an era where it’s possible to make humans superhuman, both physically and cognitively. The ability to enhance your body is everywhere today: wearable tech to help you sleep better or exercise more efficiently, “ smart drugs” to sharpen your focus and memory recall, injectable fillers to tweak the features of your face, genetic testing to identify and mitigate potential health risks.īut what if humans fully unlocked the most powerful and invasive optimization technology – the ability to edit the entire human genome – and unleashed it on the world?
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