Is biotechnology redefining life as we know it?
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The interface between biology and technology is pushing the boundaries of what being "human" or "artificial" means.   Breakthroughs in this field include bioprinting tissues and organs, neuroprosthetics that restore lost sensory functions, ingestible, wearable, and embeddable biosensors – something that a few decades ago seemed beyond our imagination.  This revolution is being fueled by advances in quantum computing, data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence and is propelling the industry toward staggering growth: the global biotechnology market is forecast to grow to US$ 1040.1 billion by 2030 (source: Report Ocean). These innovations have the potential to help overcome some of the world's biggest challenges, especially in health. Some benefits include: early detection, treating, and prevention of disease improvements to drug development and delivery anti-aging treatments that extend life spans improvements to regenerative medicine and precision medicine  Risks include: misuse of technologies privacy and consent issues, especially on life and death issues unequal access that could perpetuate socioeconomic disparity Some provocative questions arise when thinking about the intersection between tech and biology: Will we become neo-humans with bioengineered "super powers"? Will we create human-animal hybrids? Will we design and cultivate embryos? Will we "upload" human consciousness? Will we achieve immortality? It all may sounds a little too sci-fi, but biotech truly is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. 

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