I think we’re going to move from a Homo sapiens into a Homo evolutis: … a hominid that takes direct and deliberate control over the evolution of his species, her species and other species.

Source: "The Next Species of Human." TED2009. Feb. 2009. Conference Presentation. Additional Information: This quote is from futurist Juan Enriquez's 2009 TED Talk. In this Talk, Enriquez talks about the future of the economy in light of the financial crisis, and also about the future of the human species, as he sees it. Says Enriquez, the next big wave of technology will be the engineering of biological robots and medical devices with profound implications for human health, such as implants that allow the deaf to hear. The quote means that as humans, we will seize control of our own evolution -- and also the evolution of other species -- through the use of such technologies. Watch the full TED Talk here: Juan Enriquez - The Next Species of Human

“The Next Species of Human.” TED2009. Feb. 2009. Conference Presentation.