Humans should reduce resource consumption through genetic modification

Core Tip: Matthew Liao, Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at New York University, published an article in the journal Ethics, Policy, and the Environment, saying that we can reduce our consumption of earth resources by transforming human genes, such as reshaping our eyes. Humans have cat's eyes so that they don't have to turn on the lights at night; they make the human body smaller by genetic modification and so on.

Professor Matthew Liao, a professor of philosophy and bioethics at New York University, published an article in the journal Ethics, Policy and the Environment (click to view the film and television works "Black Fox" and "The Legend of White Snake"). Reducing our consumption of earth resources by means of transforming human genes, such as reshaping our eyes so that humans have cat eyes, so that we don't need to turn on the lights at night; we can make human bodies smaller through genetic modification, etc.

Liao believes that instead of making great efforts to protect the environment and save resources, it is better to start with humans and carry out genetic transformation to reduce resource consumption. He believes that this method is more direct and effective and easier to implement. The following are some of the transformation suggestions he put forward:

Invention drugs make humans feel sick when they see meat

The delicious taste of meat is reminiscent of people, but its harm to the environment is also quite large. Liao pointed out that emetics can be added to meat dishes so that users will gradually develop discomfort with meat and reduce meat consumption. In addition, a "meat patch" can also be invented - functioning similar to a smoking cessation patch, as long as the user pastes the patch, he will no longer be interested in meat.

Make human body smaller through genetic modification

Liao believes that as humans grow taller and stronger, the demand for food, resources, and energy will increase, but in reality, humans do not need to grow so high. Therefore, he proposed that the human body could be made smaller through genetic modification, which would reduce the consumption of resources. At present, this genetic modification technology is already mature, for example, it can be achieved by hormone therapy.