Fernández Mateo, Joaquín2025-07-182025-07-182023-10-05Fernández-Mateo, J. (2023) Philosophical & bioethical boundaries in current biotechnologies: human enhancement and welfare biology. (2023). TECHNO REVIEW. International Technology, Science and Society Review Revista Internacional de Tecnología, Ciencia y Sociedad, 13(1), 103-114.2695-9933https://hdl.handle.net/10115/93438The aim of this paper is to conduct a descriptive and normative exploration of the most intriguing current biotechnologies. Firstly, biotechnological means capable of enhancing humans will be described, including the possibility of transferring the mind to a non-biological device. Secondly, the emerging discipline of welfare biology will be explored, subjecting it to a theoretical stress test. Well-founded concerns regarding the potential impact of biotechnologies exist, with a particular emphasis on the speculative nature of mind uploading. In contrast to large-scale welfare biology, small-scale welfare biology seems entirely plausible to reduce wild animal suffering.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/welfare biologytranshumanismphilosophy of mindwild animal sufferingArticle10.37467/revtechno.v13.5120info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess