Image caption: Screenshot of the Betterhumans website on April 24, 2008. The website was recently purchased by James Clement.

James Clement, Executive Director of the World Transhumanist Association (WTA), has purchased the transhumanist news website Betterhumans for an undisclosed sum, according to site founder Simon Smith. Smith announced the sale this afternoon on the Betterhumans website, as did his collaborator George Dvorsky on the Sentient Developments blog.

It is unclear what Clement plans to do with the online news property and how it may or may not fit in with his other activities at the WTA and the Innerspace Foundation, a neuroengineering advocacy organization. The WTA is currently exploring a branding and website redesign as well as a new digital magazine.

Betterhumans has undergone a series of new designs and directions over the past few years as it searched for monetary sustainability amidst audience growth. While Smith and Dvorsky suggest they will help with the transition to new ownership, they said they plan to pursue other opportunities.

Betterhumans currently consists of news headlines, an active blogging community, and some social networking features. Founded "almost seven years ago" according to Smith, the website has "attracted hundreds of thousands of unique visitors" in that time.

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