Editing human genome may have done more harm than good
It is still dangerous to introduce mutations into the human germline He Jiankui A genetic mutation that Chinese scientist He Jiankui attempted to create in...
Downloading happiness
The latest transhumanist prediction America’s leading transhumanist is back! In the news, that is. Zoltan Istvan, the transhumanist candidate for president in 2016, has been...
Semenya’s testosterone levels deemed too high to compete in women’s 800m
The champion athlete has lost her challenge to the IAAFSince 2009 Caster Semenya, South Africa’s champion middle-distance runner has been winning races and fighting to...
UK cosmetic clinics to screen clients for mental health issues
“A major step forward”, says NHS medical director Cosmetic clinics in the UK are to begin assessing clients for mental health problems. Doctors fear that...
Young blood is probably snake oil, says FDA
It has 'no proven clinical benefits' Beware of unscrupulous con men selling rejuvenation through infusions of “young blood”, the US Food and Drug Administration said...
Consent not a defence, court tells body modification artist
Tongue-splitting is not ‘reasonable’ Dr Evil Dr Evil, a British body modification artist, has been found guilty of three counts of grievous bodily harm for...
Iran promises the lash for unconventional cosmetic surgery
Becoming a resource-wasting ‘epidemic’ Iran could punish cosmetic surgeons and their patients over eccentric cosmetic surgery procedures. Prison sentences ranging from ten days to two...
Frankenstein: the real experiments that inspired the fictional science
In the Romantic era, the notion that there was an intimate relationship between electricity and the processes of life was commonOn January 17, 1803, a...
Stephen Hawking, transhumanist
Posthumous essays reveal his fear of genetic ‘improvements’ Posthumous essays reveal that the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking believed in transhumanism. In Brief Answers to the...
Moral fluoridation
Why do I keep screwing things up? This is, IMHO, the first question of moral philosophy. I know what the decent, sensible and right option...
Protecting the world through moral bioenhancement
It should be compulsory but secret, argues an American bioethicist The co-existence of large numbers of Very Bad Hombres and readily available means of mass...
Introducing Snapchat Dysmorphia
Selfies can be psychologically damaging for some people The selfie fad is leading to a new psychological disorder, Snapchat Dysmorphia, according to an article in JAMA...