Gene Editing in Humans. Considerations for Discussion
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https://doi.org/10.22370/lv.2024.30.1.4493Keywords:
CRISPR, transhumanism, human enhancement, eugenics, evolutionAbstract
The emergence of CRISPR in the field of biotechnology has boosted the human capacity for gene editing, but at the same time has fuelled the disturbing debate about the possibility of human enhancement through technology and, to the extent that it can intervene in the germline, affect the evolution of the species itself. This article will map out the main arguments for and against the possibility of germline intervention of the human genome, and also expose some of the ideas that often pervade the discussion, for example the problem of human nature or the alleged similarity to eugenics. It is hoped to provide input to a discussion that has only just begun, but which promises not to end quickly.
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