Modern science already offers ways to enhance your mood, sex drive, athletic performance, concentration levels and overall health. But is such medically driven self-improvement always a good idea?

Western militaries intend to “leverage” opportunities to “enable individuals to operate beyond normal human limits or abilities,” according to a new NATO strategy document. “Biotechnology and human ...

We all imagine better versions of ourselves. Smarter. More attractive. Physically nimble to rock the dance floor, conquer martial arts, or run that ultramarathon. And as we grow older, we want to live ...

The first genetically edited children were born in China in late 2018. Twins Lulu and Nana had a particular gene – known as CCR5 – modified during embryonic development. The aim was to make them (and ...

Humanity may be on the cusp of a variety of innovations – including brain chip implants, gene editing and exoskeletons – that could allow people to dramatically enhance human health and abilities. But ...

A 1997 car accident began Regan Brashear’s ongoing journey with fibromyalgia and chronic pain, causing her at age 25 to become focused on the meanings of disability and normalcy. Brashear had earned a ...

The world is changing at a furious pace due to rapid technological advancements, especially those of artificial intelligence (AI). Enhancing human beings through new technology has become a topic of ...

Human enhancement technologies are opening up tremendous new possibilities. But they're also raising important questions about what it means to be human, and what is good or bad for our individual and ...

Drawing a Principled Line between the Two Is Complicated, if It Even Exists Medical doctors, surgeons, researchers, and other practitioners in the field are usually bound by the Hippocratic oath and ...

University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The first genetically edited children were born in China in late 2018. Twins Lulu and Nana had a particular gene – known as ...