Redefining gender roles: hubbie gives birth
Another transgender tale Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproduction. “Husband Gave Birth To His First Child After Wife Was Unable To Fall...
Making eugenics acceptable again
A critic of the bad old eugenics embraces the good new eugenics. Gene editing technology will inevitably lead to eugenics – and that’s a good...
Will curing the deaf lead to ‘cultural genocide’?
If deafness disappears, who will speak their language? It is estimated that half of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing. Under...
Stronger, faster and more deadly: the ethics of developing supersoldiers
It’s not science-fiction; research is underway around the world. The future soldier may be enhanced. Shutterstock Enhancing a soldier’s capacity to fight is nothing...
A quick look at immortality
And what sort of problems would it cause?Is immortality a good idea? This video from The Atlantic takes a brief look at a familiar figure...
If sex reassignment surgery is the answer, what is the question?
Is it a therapy or is it an enhancement? Sex reassignment surgery requires the intervention of doctors. But what kind of treatment is it? Is...
Is denying transgender rights a kind of torture?
A UN agency suggests that it isStreet mural in Brussels A completely different way of viewing transgender issues comes from the Oxford Human...
Short is beautiful
A British actress speaks out about gene editing. Here is an interesting voice in the debate over gene editing. Who decides which traits are valuable...
Who’s a pretty boy then?
An extreme example of body modification. Sorry, we missed this story from late last year. A British man has reshaped his head to look more...
Is there a last-minute hitch with 3-parent embryo trials?
Not as straightforward as scientists have painted it Just as scientists in the UK are about to begin clinical trials with three-parent embryos, a study...
Transhumanist candidate for president now supports Trump
Zoltan Istvan is preparing to run again in 2020. A Zoltan for President poster To no one’s great surprise, the candidate of the Transhumanist...
Is enhancement ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative”?
A British academic questions the progressiveness of genetic engineering Human genetic modification (HGM) or human enhancement is normally portrayed as a liberal cause. Its advocates...