""In the future, biotechnology may become an important fracture line in world politics," he writes. "An international consensus on the control of new biomedical technologies will not simply spring into being without a great deal of work on the part of the international community and the leading countries within it. There is no magic bullet for creating such a consensus. It will require the traditional tools of diplomacy." (p. 196)."
That would make an interesting premise for a science fiction story: a world in which some nations or regions or blocs have banned manipulative biotech while others are pursuing it. Some trying to stay human while others strive to become post-human. Unless it's already been done... Tom Beck "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I didn't realize I'd also see the last." - Jerry Pournelle
