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== Human nature == Fukuyama defines human nature as "the sum of the behavior and characteristics that are typical of the human species, arising from genetics rather than environmental factors."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku/page/130|title=Our posthuman future : consequences of the biotechnology revolution|last=Francis.|first=Fukuyama|date=2002|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|isbn=0374236437|edition=1st|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku/page/130 130]|oclc=49502279}}</ref> The "typicality" is further defined as a statistical phenomenon of the usual distribution of measured parameters describing human characteristics, such the [[normal distribution]] of height or [[Intelligence quotient|intellectual quotient]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku/page/130|title=Our posthuman future : consequences of the biotechnology revolution|last=Francis.|first=Fukuyama|date=2002|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|isbn=0374236437|edition=1st|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku/page/130 130β138]|oclc=49502279}}</ref> The author recognizes that distinguishing "pathological" from "normal" is difficult, but insists that drawing the line between the two is not only possible, but is routinely achieved by regulatory agencies through a legislative process.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku/page/209|title=Our posthuman future : consequences of the biotechnology revolution|last=Francis.|first=Fukuyama|date=2002|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|isbn=0374236437|edition=1st|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku/page/209 209β210]|oclc=49502279}}</ref> "It has often seemed to me that the only people who can argue that there is no difference in principle between disease and health are those who have never been sick: if you have a virus or fracture your leg, you know perfectly well that something is wrong."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ourposthumanfutu00fuku|title=Our posthuman future : consequences of the biotechnology revolution|last=Francis.|first=Fukuyama|date=2002|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|isbn=0374236437|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=49502279}}</ref>
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