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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. "Human genetic engineering. Neural implants. Nanomedicine. Brain–computer interface. Neurotechnology. Cyberware. Gene therapy? Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence. Blind Navigation Devices." Mind uploading. Exocortex. https://lnkd.in/dffbdsA View in LinkedIn

BROAD-SCALE REDUCTION. “In 2004, a landmark study of fruits and vegetables found that everything from protein to calcium, iron and vitamin C had declined significantly across most garden crops since 1950. The researchers concluded this could mostly be explained by the varieties we were choosing to grow.” https://lnkd.in/eq-SAGC View in LinkedIn

ALREADY LIVING LONGER. "There has been roughly a tripling of life expectancy for humans in the last few thousand years." https://lnkd.in/dKdjZsY View in LinkedIn

NUTRIENT COLLAPSE. “Measurements of fruits and vegetables show that their minerals, vitamin and protein content has measurably dropped over the past 50 to 70 years. Researchers have generally assumed the reason is fairly straightforward: We’ve been breeding and choosing crops for higher yields, rather than nutrition, and higher-yielding crops—whether broccoli, tomatoes, or wheat—tend to be less nutrient-packed.” https://lnkd.in/eq-SAGC View in LinkedIn

NOTHING NEW EXCEPT THE SCALE. "It’s a myth that human augmentation is anything new. Since the first humans picked up sticks and rocks and started using tools, we've been augmenting ourselves...the common thread is transhumanism; to constantly and fundamentally transform the human condition.” https://lnkd.in/dNbt_XN View in LinkedIn

HISTORIC EVENT. “Every leaf and every grass blade on earth makes more and more sugars as CO2 levels keep rising. We are witnessing the greatest injection of carbohydrates into the biosphere in human history―[an] injection that dilutes other nutrients in our food supply.” https://lnkd.in/eq-SAGC View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS this story about the shift in micronutrients and nutrition in plants, caused by increased greenhouse gases, with likely public health consequences globally. Add to this the negative impact on the plant microbiome of weedkillers and fertilizers, on whose symbiosis plants rely, and on soil depletion globally, and we have a bleak picture. With this knowledge, it is possible to start the long process to remedy food chain security. View in LinkedIn

GREEN JUNK FOOD. “Across nearly 130 varieties of plants and more than 15,000 samples collected from experiments over the past three decades, the overall concentration of minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc and iron had dropped by 8 percent on average. The ratio of carbohydrates to minerals was going up. The plants, like the algae, were becoming junk food.” https://lnkd.in/eq-SAGC View in LinkedIn

TRACKING CO2. “The protein content of goldenrod pollen has declined by a third since the industrial revolution—and the change closely tracks with the rise in CO2.” https://lnkd.in/eq-SAGC View in LinkedIn

PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. “They also estimated that more than 1 billion mothers and 354 million children live in countries where dietary iron is projected to drop significantly, which could exacerbate the already widespread public health problem of anemia.” https://lnkd.in/eq-SAGC View in LinkedIn