Editing Human genetic enhancement (section)

{{Short description|Technologies to genetically improve human bodies}}
[[File:Gene therapy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An illustration of [[viral vector]]-mediated [[gene delivery|gene transfer]] using an [[adenovirus]] as the vector]]

'''Human genetic enhancement''' or '''human genetic engineering''' refers to [[human enhancement]] by means of a [[Genetic engineering|genetic modification]]. This could be done in order to cure diseases ([[gene therapy]]), prevent the possibility of getting a particular [[disease]]<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1515/krt-2018-320105 |doi-access=free | title=Procreative Beneficence and Genetic Enhancement | date=2018 | vauthors = Veit W | journal=Kriterion – Journal of Philosophy | volume=32 | pages=75–92 }}</ref> (similarly to vaccines), <!-- ,to [[Life extension|delay aging]]?--> to improve athlete performance in sporting events ([[gene doping]]), or to change physical appearance, metabolism, and even improve physical capabilities and mental faculties such as memory and intelligence.
These genetic enhancements [[Human germline engineering|may or may not be done in such a way that the change is heritable]] (which has raised concerns within the scientific community).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cioms.ch/frame_1990_texts_of_guidelines.htm |title=1990 The Declaration of Inuyama: Human Genome Mapping, Genetic Screening and Gene Therapy | work = Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences |date=5 August 2001 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010805085535/http://www.cioms.ch/frame_1990_texts_of_guidelines.htm |archive-date=5 August 2001 |df=dmy }}</ref>