No privacy in a transhumanist future, says former presidential candidate
An old-fashioned concept What would life be like in a transhumanist future? Upgrading from Humanity 1.0 to Humanity 2.0 would involve unpredictable changes in social...
Enhancement, disease, and compulsory gene editing
Could we have an obligation to gene-edit embryos? Media outlets were in a frenzy this week after the Nuffield Council on Bioethics released a new...
In Brazil, patients risk everything for the ‘right to beauty’
In the U.S., if you want a face lift or a tummy tuck, it’s generally assumed that you’ll be paying out of pocket. Insurance will...
Tongue splitting, bodily harm, and human dignity
Is there something wrong with consensual tongue splitting? Contemporary cosmetic surgery has become a tool for realising bizarre personal fantasies. Sometimes it also leads to...
The ultimate First World problem: cosmetic surgery for my fish
Not just any fish, mind you: just the Asian arrowanaUnnecessary and expensive cosmetic surgery cops a hiding in BioEdge from time to time for departing...
Germline modification ‘would violate human dignity’
Enhancing future generations is profoundly dangerous Three members of the Centre for Genetics and Society, a California-based lobby group, have published a stern critique of germline...
Transgender puberty blues
Parents of transgender kids have enrolled them in a dangerous experimentThe January issue of National Geographic magazine featured profiles of gender-bending young people around the...
The enhancement debate continues
The latest edition of the Cambridge Quarterly takes stock of the enhancement debate. Human enhancement has been a hot-topic in bioethics for a number of...
Can blood transfusions from teenagers slow the ageing process?
Silicon Valley is interestedAnti-ageing technology is flourishing in Silicon Valley. The latest to hit the headlines is parabiosis – transfusions of blood or plasma from...
Moral enhancement won’t work, claim bioethicists
It could be a dangerous social experimentA recent study in the journal Bioethics finds that "moral enhancement technologies" are neither feasible nor wise, based on an assessment...
Elon Musk wants us all to become cyborgs
Silicon Valley icon launches new company Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched a company which will research ways to link computers directly with the...
Should psychopaths be morally bioenhanced?
Croatian bioethicists say it should be compulsory Our culture is fascinated by psychopaths. Go shopping on Amazon and you will find books like The Wisdom...