{"id":105097,"date":"2016-09-12T15:19:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:45:44","slug":"the-scientific-and-ethical-elements-of-human-enhancement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/09\/12\/the-scientific-and-ethical-elements-of-human-enhancement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scientific and Ethical Elements of Human Enhancement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The scientific and ethical elements of Human Enhancement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uc6grg9ES2s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlights from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2016\/07\/26\/human-enhancement-the-scientific-and-ethical-dimensions-of-striving-for-perfection\/\">Human Enhancement: The Scientific and Ethical Dimensions of Striving for Perfection<\/a>.&#8221; Human enhancement may be just around the corner. 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