• alt.bio.technology.cloning Does an equally intelligent dialogue about cloning in particular with an eye towards human cloning. Read the charter and FAQs for it first.
• sci.cryonics This is a very well informed and articulate group of cryogenics and cryonics enthusiasts. It appears to be the only such discussion group on Usenet. Its FAQs are online.
• sci.nanotech This moderated news group discussed both technical and reasonable speculation about nanotechnology, the science of molecular manufacturing.  The archives and FAQs for the group are available.

• sci.life-extension This group can include cloning at times but focuses on more immediate and conventional methods of maintaining health into old age.
• sci.bio.technology A broader coverage of developments in genetic engineering, IVF and cloning as well. One can find very intelligent discussions here.
• sci.bio.evolution I like this group because it has very smart and insightful discussion of the Big Picture in biology.  This larger perspective is a useful vantage point from which to view recent developments in biotechnology , IVF and fertility research.alt.sci.physics.new-theories Sort of like sci.bio.evolution, this is Big Picture group for physics with a panoramic perspective. It would be especially good for those who have a familiarity with theoretical astrophysics in general and quantum mechanics and general relativity in particular.
• misc.health.infertility The participants here are generally infertile individuals or couples seeking information and alternatives on this issue.  It does focus on the clinical applications of IVF and fertility research and thus in of some interest to the futurist, extropian or transhumanist
• alt.sci.physics.new-theories Sort of like sci.bio.evolution, this is Big Picture group for physics with a panoramic perspective. It would be especially good for those who have a familiarity with theoretical astrophysics in general and quantum mechanics and general relativity in particular.
• misc.health.infertility The participants here are generally infertile individuals or couples seeking information and alternatives on this issue.  It does focus on the clinical applications of IVF and fertility research and thus in of some interest to the futurist, extropian or transhumanist

• alt.cloning Though the title sounds promising, there are only a few good posts here.  The group seems to have been taken over by a few quasi-neurotic, conspiratorially minded people
• alt.cloned-sheep.bah.bah.bah As you might expect, this is a small group of people not to be taken seriously.  even the title is tougue-in-cheek.
• alt.immortal  I found this site to be mostly spam messages, just junk e-mail
• alt.extropians Just like alt.immortal, this is a spam-filled site to see.
• alt.neo-tech A group similar to alt.cloning.  Their major web site is considerably better because the web site has many long, informative articles about this neo-tech movement that is analogous to extropy and transhumanism
• bit.listserv.xtropy-1 Again this is a fairly inactive group with mostly spam mail to wade through.
• misc.health.alternative This group is focused mostly on nontraditional non-allopathic medicinal alternatives which have little to do with the Futurist Think Tank Vision or that of related groups like extropians or transhumanists.

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