Table of Contents

Introduction I THREE LINEAGES AND TWO TECHNOLOGIES 1 Biological Evolution: The Genetic Lineage 2 The Cultural Stream of Science 3 The Computer Information Flowline 4 The Exosomatic Lineage Develops Its Autonomy 5 Biotechnology II THE THREE LINEAGES MERGE 6 The Merging of Culture and Artificial Information 7 The Merging of Culture and Genes 8 The Merging of Biology and Computing III CONSEQUENCES 9 The Macro Properties of Merged Evolution 10 An Extended Sociology: The Structure of New Communities

About the Author

Susantha Goonatilake, Center for Studies of Social Change New School for Social Research New York, New York, USA.