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Human enhancement is the natural, artificial, or technological alteration of the human body in order to enhance physical or mental capabilities.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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^ Almeida, Mara; Diogo, Rui (2019). "Human enhancement". Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 2019 (1): 183–189. doi:10.1093/emph/eoz026. PMC 6788211.
^ Raisamo, Roope; Rakkolainen, Ismo; Majaranta, Päivi; Salminen, Katri; Rantala, Jussi; Farooq, Ahmed (2019). "Human augmentation: Past, present and future". International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 131: 131–143. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.05.008.