genetic enhancement
Hereditary trait modification
Genetic enhancement refers to modifying genes to improve traits beyond normal human variation—greater intelligence, athletic ability, or disease resistance—rather than simply treating illness.
The term appears in bioethics debates distinguishing therapeutic interventions from improvements: The line between genetic therapy and genetic enhancement remains contested.
Enhancement raises questions about fairness, access, and what counts as "normal."
- neurogeneticsStudy of neural heredity
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- designer babiesGenetically customized offspring
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- DNA manipulationAltering genetic sequences
disease resistance · prenatal screening · pharmacogenomics · transhumanism · playing God · biohacking
genetic enhancementnatural selection
Differential reproductive success
evolution · random mutation · genetic drift · selective pressure · survival of the fittest
genetic enhancementgenetic damage
genetic defect · genetic disorder · hereditary disease · mutation · genetic disease
genetic enhancementletting nature take its course
Permitting events to unfold naturally
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