Uladzimir Sauchanka, chief researcher, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, corresponding member.
Summary.
The article considers the converging technologies and presents the associative natural and technological evolution strategies for the human and social future development. Considering the gene therapy and genome editing technologies the author analyses the ideas of trans- and posthumanism focusing on the ethical and social risks they may cause.
Key words: human genome, convergent technologies, gene therapy, genome editing, transhumanism and posthumanism, ethical and social risks.
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