Applying technologies into the human body makes a hybrid human/machine: a cyborg. We
identified four types of cyborgs in the literature: the original cyborg, enhanced temporarily for …

“I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.” This
quote from Willard Gaylin, an American bioethicist and professor of psychiatry, appears …

The human being has changed in time due to both biological and cultural evolution. In a first
step, biological evolution was the cornerstone of the changes in our species; later cultural …

The idea that human beings are imperfect is very old. But now, for the first time in history,
some people, mainly scientists, have the previously unimaginable power to modify human …

The human body is a remarkable example of the process of evolution which ultimately
created a sentient being with cognitive, motor, and information-processing abilities. The …

It would be natural to begin a book dedicated to 'cyborg persons' with broad references to
post and transhumanism. This of course will happen in the following pages, because it is …

The possibility of improving the human body through a closer relationship with technology in
order to overcome the human species toward new stages of evolution is a constant element …

Since the Big Bang, the universe has been in constant evolution and continuous
transformation. First there were physical interactions, followed by chemical reactions, then …

Purpose–This paper aims to focus on the modern development of bionics and linking new
technologies with the human nervous system or other biological systems that cause …

New digital and biogenetic technologies–in the shape of media such as virtual reality,
artificial intelligence, genetic modification and technological prosthetics–signal a 'post …