Mind uploading denies the biological nature of human existence.

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The city has sought to have the suit dismissed, arguing that sex as recorded on the birth certificate refers to biological and physical characteristics like the nature of the genitals, while the lived experience of socially constructed roles are gender, a separate category.

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With the rise of biotechnology and other advances, many patented technologies are based on biological or other materials that are by nature replicable, making illicit copying as tempting as it is easy.

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"The worst impact is the loss of biological function that these wild animals fulfil in nature, " he told the BBC.

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The idea of humanity entering into an advanced state of biological existence while leaving behind the rest of nature can be disconcerting, Anthes suggests.

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The research was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and is published in the Nature journal.

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For example, new vaccines are being developed with biological materials that, like seeds, are designed by nature to duplicate themselves.

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They seek to reconcile conservation of biological and cultural diversity, and economic and social development through partnerships between people and nature.

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