The Next Human

Arguably humans are the greatest organism that is said to have perfectly adapted to this beautiful part of the universe called earth. Humans have so many distinctions compared to other organisms, and also they share some few similarities with other organisms. Stories have been told about how humans came to exist in this world, also some researches have been conducted to back some of these stories that have been said about the existence of humans. Basing on the stories said about human existence, it has been established with facts and findings that the existence of humans started as a result of evolution. The characters, traits, feature and in general the basic appearance humans possess currently is believed to be different some million years ago, and all these changes came to exist as a result of evolution.

The process of evolution brought to humans so many benefits that gave humans the ability to adapt easily to the changes and phases this world has been through in the past, and also the changes that are happening now, and again evolution is still occurring in humans to help them adapt easily to the changes that will occur in the future. The human body has gone through so many changes, evolution teaches that, humans used to move like animals by walking with both hands and feet, but since evolution keeps on occurring, the precious species on earth changed from moving with both hands and feet to just using only the foot to walk, because evolution assisted humans to use the hands for different purposes, to facilitate their adaptation to their environment. In contrast evolution did not come with only benefits to humans but also came up with so many weaknesses.

Humans now became very susceptible to diseases and sicknesses, and this prevented humans from effectively carrying out some duties in some cases when they were attacked by these numerous diseases that have relation to evolution. The process of evolution has also exposed humans to suffer the adverse effects of the aging process as a result of the changes and adaptations the genes and DNA of humans go through to just survive during old age .Considering how humans adapted to the adverse conditions of this world, one can ask the question,how were humans able to survive to these the harsh conditions of this world .

Scientifically, it can be answered by referring to the theory of natural or random selection, the state whereby humans got rid of bad traits or some genes and adapted to beneficial mutations that assisted them to adapt to the changes this world keeps going through ,and as humans undergo this evolution and adaptation, it gave reasons to scientist to conduct researches to look into the future ,how humans will look or be like in the next few years .

This ideas and principles have been narrowed to find out the different and specialized traits, characters and features the NEXT HUMAN will have, and how they will use it to adapt to the changes the world is going through every second of a time. With reference to the genetic mutations that the NEXT HUMANS are said to be undergoing, these people are only using the process of evolution and natural selection to effect changes to their genetic composition and sequence in order to help them adapt to the changes the world is experiencing.

Following the experiments that are being conducted to identify the true nature and composition of the NEXT HUMAN, some facts have been gathered to establish that , as evolution provided the opportunity to become the humans we are now, gradually humans are adapting to new traits and features to become new creatures, and those features and characters will be exhibited by the NEXT HUMAN in some few years .

The NEXT HUMAN concept ,which is being investigated by a French journalist called Bernard Werber talks about the evolution and adaptation humans are undergoing and also seeks to find out if the body is still evolving or humans still possess the traits and features, we used to have some years ago and lastly the biggest question these scientist are working tirelessly to solve is to find out, if humans are really facing extinction. The study of evolution and adaptation of humans started in the early years of the 18^th century by some scientists called Darwin and Jean- Baptiste Lamarck, they came out with theories that supported the idea that indeed humans went through evolution and still they are undergoing changes to adapt easily to their environment.

These scientists conducted some researches and came up with some information, giving reference to humans, that the body of humans are made up of different genes which gives them different traits and characters from other organisms, and again even among humans they have different genes which gave them different traits , features and characters .

Basing on the theories of these great scientist, some other hard working scientist are also working to find out what traits, features and characters the NEXT HUMAN will possess .Recent studies conducted on the NEXT HUMAN , revealed , that with the existence of the NEXT HUMAN , humans are going to lose some genes and adopt beneficial genes to help them adapt properly to the changes that is occurring in our environment ,and these changes are happening naturally or occurring as a consequence of the practices humans undertake to cause changes in the natural state of the environment . The existence of the NEXT HUMAN is occurring naturally as a result of evolution and adaptation, the formation of the NEXT HUMAN cannot be only attributed to the changes that is occurring due to evolution but also the creation of the NEXT HUMAN is been supported by the actions of humans and also what humans are planning to do in the near future. All these put together will create the NEXT HUMAN in some few years to come.

The world has seen so many changes, changing from worse to better conditions, It is believed that humans are the most intelligent organism in this world, since humans adapt easily to their environment by implementing measures that helps them survive in harsh conditions .To add up, the world have experienced wars and some difficult times, and now with the assistance of harmonious coexistence, the world is now enjoying peace, and this peace gifted humans the chance to change the phase and some bad conditions humans encountered in the past. The environment has had so many influence on humans, and this has brought changes in features, appearance and characters of humans, due to the changes that occurs as a result of changes our genetic mutations .

The environment plays a major role in the evolution and adaptation of humans, the dynamic nature of humans also have an influence in determining how the NEXT HUMAN will look like, and this is supported by SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Science and technology has helped humans to adapt to the changes the environment is experiencing now. On the other hand, the utilization of science and technology increased the survival rate of humans, by coming out with easy and better methods that is used to perform duties which helps to save time and energy, but the greatest threats humans face now are the dangers that come with the use of science and technology.

The evolution of humans with the help of the environment is doing its best to create the NEXT HUMAN but the practices and actions of humans are helping to easily create the NEXT HUMAN. Humans are the products of millions of years of adaptation, and now gradually humans are taking up the responsibility of creating its own new species , by using science and technology .Humans are still evolving naturally, but the effect of science and technology has taking center stage, the emergence of science and technology is being used indirectly to effect changes to the genes and DNA composition of humans .

Science and technology a product of civilization is been used to create the NEXT HUMAN ,which is going to possess special features and traits that will be used to adapt to the changes in the conditions of our environment. The NEXT HUMAN is not only going to have special features or traits, but also they going to get rid of some features or traits that is possessed by the current surviving humans, because during the existence of the NEXT HUMAN those features and traits will not be needed, the NEXT HUMAN will have a change in gene composition and in addition, losing some body parts that is not used frequently by this current generation due to the invention of machines and robots.

RELATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE CREATION OF THE NEXT HUMAN

Humans have so many similar features with animals, but the organ that differentiates humans from animals is the brain .The brain power of human’s is the fundamental tool that has been used to adapt perfectly to the harsh conditions of this world. Humans discovered easy and efficient ways of surviving, by making food available to their species in all seasons. Humans started gathering food and hunting to make available food for its species, which provided them with energy to supplement growth and reproduction to continue their existence. The use of human brain also brought into existence civilization .Civilization also taught humans the right things to do that can help them to easily survive in their environment. Civilization helped humans to understand the best methods that can be used by an individual to help them survive in their environment. Civilization made available information that was used to differentiate between bad and good things.

The human species adapted very well to the good practices, such as eating good food and maintaining good health and this helped their species to overcome some bad conditions like sicknesses and diseases that facilitated the extinction of their species. Civilization gave birth to science and technology and this has brought a significant improvement in the living conditions of humans .The benefits of science and technology are being enjoyed, but in some way the dangers that come with the of use of science and technology is gradually contributing to the creation of the NEXT HUMAN .With the help of Science, humans were able to produce GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS (GMO),these foods are produced by causing changes to genetic compositions of food and this helps to increase the quantity of food, but changing the crops genetic composition does not only affect the crop but it also have an effect on the consumer.

The modified crop when consumed by humans can also in some way change the genes and DNA composition of humans making it easy to create the NEXT HUMAN. The process of the creation of the NEXT HUMAN can also be facilitated by the use of robotics, the use of robotics and some machines will gradually stop humans from using some of their body parts and when these body parts are not used for a very long time, during the evolution of the NEXT HUMAN, these body parts will be lost. Science and technology has provided humans with easy and safe methods to perform surgeries. The NEXT HUMAN can be created during surgical procedures. During surgeries chemicals and drugs are injected into the human body, and the injection of these drugs into the human body can cause changes in the genetic composition of humans.

FEATURES OF THE NEXT HUMAN
Scientist have discovered that with the existence of the NEXT HUMAN, humans will develop resistance to diseases and sickness, since they would have modified genes and DNA, that cannot be overcome by the potency of these harmful micro organism, namely viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. The body system of the NEXT HUMAN will be able to finally end the growth of cancer cells, since their DNA will produce some hormones to kill these harmful cancer cells. Moreover, the NEXT HUMAN will have customized features and traits, since traits from other individuals can be combined scientifically to produce healthier babies.

With the help of science, humans make use of some technological devices that has screens, namely television, smart phones, and this is slowly changing the shape and size of the eyes, because these screens made with semi-conductors have harmful substances that can affect vision and also change the shape of the eyes, in the near future the NEXT HUMAN that will evolve is going to have big eyes and also the possession of big eyes can also have an effect on humans brain size and head size. Lastly, with the existence of the NEXT HUMAN, humans will have the ability to change their genes which will assist them to reverse the effects of aging.

Therefore, the NEXT HUMAN will not only have control over his health but also have the ability to also control aging. To conclude, one thing is certain, the human race is always changing because of evolution, and humans should be ready to accept the great changes and development that is going to happen in the near future.

LAWRENCE OBOURH MENSAH
GHANAIAN STUDENT IN SOUTH KOREA