Are Humans Now a Perennial Species?
DNA stewardship promises sequential lifetimes
VANCOUVER, B.C., 9 May 2025 — “DNA stewardship is the key that opens sequential life cycles,” asserts Canadian researcher and HU Society moderator Dwight Gilbert Jones. “DNA – our personal seed and franchise in life – becomes our enduring genetic Waypoint.”
Jones and the Humanist Union Society (HU Society) today unveiled a new initiative that treats every individual’s purified genome as a perennial resource, safeguarded in stainless‑steel micro‑capsules engineered for room‑temperature stability over centuries. The Waypoint program positions DNA preservation as the bridge between today’s lives and tomorrow’s regenerative biotechnologies.
"If a species can regenerate itself - it's perennial. We have cloned many mammals and now primates, with AI recently increasing successful births by 10x. DNA stewardship soon enables asexual reproduction of ourselves for centuries."
WAYPOINT CAPSULES DESIGNED FOR GENERATIONS
Waypoints are DNA banking capsules that preserve DNA intact for multiple lifetimes. A surgical‑grade stainless vessel with a triple‑seal system encloses an inner borosilicate glass ampoule. Verified in accelerated‑aging studies to protect genomic samples for thousands of years at 25 °C, the capsule ensures that each participant’s genetic blueprint remains unchanged, and viable until advanced gestation and ectogenesis techniques are mature and socially accepted.
“Our species already renews itself sexually; what changes when you schedule a second or third lifetime using your own DNA is that personal biological continuity becomes a practical choice,” Jones explains. “By treating the genome as a reusable asset rather than a transient blueprint, humans effectively become a perennial species—capable of sequential lives beyond a single iteration. And with that will come changes in character and responsibility that will rescue us.”
WAYPOINTS TO ANCHOR FRESH LIFE CYCLES
“Once we remove the cold‑storage bottleneck and focus on viability on DNA retrieval,” says Jones “anyone - regardless of geography or income - can secure their indefinite genetic continuity. As a network designer, he notes that we are in the early stages of our journey. “I anticipate a continuing, amiable partnership with AI as humanity uncovers its vast potential. Humans once adapted to the dangers of fire, and AI is equally dangerous - yet critical - going forward. Becoming an empowered perennial species allows individuals to control their personal life cycles, and move away from militarism, poverty and inequality to needed character upgrades. The coming centuries are ours to celebrate as humanism - our legacy species credo.”
FROM CONCEPT TO COMMUNITY PRACTICE
Accessible kits. Members order a Waypoint capsule online, provide a small blood sample, and return it overnight to a certified lab for DNA extraction.
Ambient‑temperature storage. The purified, freeze-dried DNA is encapsulated under inert gas—eliminating cold‑chain costs and risks.
Chain‑of‑custody & ID. Each capsule is laser‑engraved and logged into a blockchain‑backed registry for future retrieval, per member smart contracts.
The Society projects that Waypoints will impact human character positively, to be a profound innovation in the longevity, deathcare and memorial traditions of all cultures. Contact us today for a consultation on Waypoints and their place in your life, family and friendships.
About the Humanist Union Society
The HU Society is a Vancouver‑based non‑profit pioneering DNA stewardship as a pathway to future regenerative life cycles. Through education, research partnerships, and member services, the Society champions the ethical evolution of humankind into a perennial species.
The HU Society invites scientists, ethicists, and forward‑thinking families to explore Waypoint membership and refine this new species status promising regeneration via DNA stewardship.”
Media Contact
Dwight Gilbert Jones, Moderator
Humanist Union Society
humanism.substack.com
+1 604 836-7300
Learn more or request a media kit (including high‑resolution photos of the stainless‑steel capsule and founder portrait) at media@humanistunion.com
High‑resolution images attached: ① Stainless‑steel SecuriGene DNA Capsule (dark background) ② Dwight Gilbert Jones portrait, and Society logo.