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Panel Discussion – Editing the Human Genome: The Ethics of Moulding our Future
Panel Discussion – Editing the Human Genome: The Ethics of Moulding our Future
ABSTRACT The groundbreaking discovery of the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR allows scientists to precisely, efficiently, and cheaply modify the human genome. This may provide us with the power to cure disease and to unlock the secrets of early human development. It might, in the future, allow us to modify humans in directions that we now only […]
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Julian Savulescu: The Science and Ethics of Human Enhancement
Julian Savulescu: The Science and Ethics of Human Enhancement
ABSTRACT Scandal after scandal has revealed that sport has been experimenting with human enhancement on a massive scale. These are among the most high-profile cases. But in fact human enhancement technologies influence all aspects of life. From students and professionals taking modafinil to enhance cognition, focus and drive, to evidence that SSRIs (anti-depressants) affect moral […]