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<journal-id>2448-5691</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Mundo nano. Revista interdisciplinaria en nanociencias y nanotecnología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Mundo nano]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-5691</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-56912010000200049</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Sobre la mejora humana por medio de las tecnologías convergentes]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cózar Escalante]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel de]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Laguna  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Laguna Tenerife]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2010</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2010</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>3</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>49</fpage>
<lpage>61</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-56912010000200049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-56912010000200049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-56912010000200049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Un conjunto de tecnologías están convergiendo en su aplicación a la mejora del cuerpo y de la mente del ser humano. Se trata de la combinación de, entre otras, la nanotecnología, las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación, la biotecnología, la biología sintética, la neurociencia, la neurotecnología, la robótica y la inteligencia artificial. Las aplicaciones ya disponibles, o previstas para un futuro más o menos cercano, están suscitando un notable debate ético a nivel internacional. En este artículo se plantean los aspectos principales de dicha controversia y se sugiere la necesidad de una evaluación ética temprana de los programas de mejora humana.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract On human enhancement by means of converging technologies. A set of technologies are converging in their application to improve the human body and mind. The combination includes nanotechnology, information technology and communications, biotechnology, synthetic biology, cognitive science, neurotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence. Applications that are already available or those planned for the near future are attracting considerable international ethical debate. This paper discusses the main aspects of the controversy and suggests the need for an early ethical assessment of human enhancement programs.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[human enhancement]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[converging technologies]]></kwd>
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