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  • noun Plural form of parahuman.

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Examples

  • But this is a film that is, at least ostensibly, about the responsibilities of science and scientists, about the blurring the line between research and commerce, about the ethics and perils of creating genetically engineered hybrids, chimeras, and parahumans, and about making contact with a genuinely alien intelligence (even if the "alien" was created on Earth).

    "...to watch you shake and shout it out..." greygirlbeast 2010

  • But this is a film that is, at least ostensibly, about the responsibilities of science and scientists, about the blurring the line between research and commerce, about the ethics and perils of creating genetically engineered hybrids, chimeras, and parahumans, and about making contact with a genuinely alien intelligence (even if the "alien" was created on Earth).

    "...to watch you shake and shout it out..." unknownbinaries 2010

  • These fictions are anticipatory, prophetic texts for the parahumans we might find in our global culture.

    Half-Centaur, Half-Chimera: Humanism and Science Fiction | Goblin Mercantile Exchange 2010

  • These fictions are anticipatory, prophetic texts for the parahumans we might find in our global culture.

    BlogGoblin Mercantile Exchange 2010

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