Humans are running out of fresh water, and that seems kind of interesting considering two thirds of our planet is water on the surface. Still saltwater is undrinkable for humans and so, we can only drink fresh water, and we must have it to survive. This means we need more desalination plants to keep up with our demand. Not only to drink but also for agriculture, livestock, and cleaning, cooking, and hygiene.

As we learn more and more about the human genome we will be able to modify humans in such a way that they may not retain as much water or need as much water to survive. There are many animal species that do not require very much water and they have evolved and adapted to live in harsh environments such as desert regions, or live high up in the mountains where there is only water part of the year.

With 6.8 billion people on the planet water is a very serious issue, and we do have a global water crisis, which is getting bigger; along with our population growth and our needs. Most people decry the genetic modification of much of anything, but in the future it is something we're going to have to look at.

We may be genetically modifying humans to do all sorts of things such as long-term space travel, increased intelligence, and to prevent aging. So if we're going to do all that we may as well also genetically modify people that don't need to drink as much water and can survive on less. That only makes sense. Please consider all this.