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And even though this trope is called [[Transhuman]], it's not actually limited to humans. Other species or beings that are enhanced count as well.
 
Has nothing to do with [[TranssexualTranssexualism|Transsexuals]]; the shared root Trans <ref> Latin for "across", "beyond" or "on the opposite side"</ref> is the only commonality, and even then both terms use different definitions of it. The root trans here means being above and beyond a normal human.
 
This is a quite common trope, and thus related to all of the following:
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* ''[[Lilith's Brood]]''
* ''[[Beggars in Spain]]'' is about the rise of a new breed of transhuman, the "Sleepless".
* ''[[ChildhoodsChildhood's End]]''
* ''[[Oryx and Crake]]''
* ''[[The Diamond Age]]''
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