In the past decade, scientific developments in human germline genome editing (GGE) have
reinvigorated questions about research ethics, responsible innovation, and what it means to …

Abstract In response to De Proost and Segers, we provide further reflections on how
technologies induce moral change. We discuss moral changes at the societal level as …

Human enhancement is one of the leading research topics in contemporary applied ethics.
Interestingly, the widespread attention to the ethical aspects of future enhancement …

What impact can genetic advances have on the future of humanity? In science fiction, when
it comes to answering that question, one common tendency is to portray a bleak image of …

Considering public moral attitudes is a hallmark of the anticipatory governance of emerging
biotechnologies, such as heritable human genome editing. However, such anticipatory …

The aim of this final chapter is to provide a theoretical lens on a core theme of the preceding
chapters: conceptual disruption and the need for conceptual change. What kinds of …

We need to talk about disruption in bioethics: a commentary on Rueda, Pugh and Savulescu:
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It is a dominant dictum in ethics that 'ought implies can'(OIC): if an agent morally ought to do
an action, the agent must be capable of performing that action. Yet, with current …

In her recent article, Prince has identified a critical challenge for those who advocate genetic
enhancement to reduce social injustices. The gene–environment interaction prevents …

The prospect of human genetic enhancement requires an institutional response, and
probably the creation of new institutions. The governance of genetic enhancement …