For example, 68% of Americans say they would be “very” or “somewhat” worried about using gene editing on healthy babies to reduce the infants’ risk of serious diseases or medical conditions.And a majority of U.S. adults (66%) say they would “definitely” or “probably” not want to get a brain chip implant to improve their ability to process information.And yet, perhaps ironically, enhancement continues to captivate the popular imagination.Many of the top-grossing films in recent years in the United States and around the world have centered on superheroes with extraordinary abilities, such as the X-Men, Captain America, Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man.Such films explore the promise and pitfalls of exceeding natural human limits.HUMAN ENHANCEMENT IN POPULAR CULTURE

Daedalus In the Greek myth, Daedalus fashioned wax and feather wings so that he and son Icarus could fly.But Icarus fell to his death because he flew too close to the sun, melting the wax.Frankenstein In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” a scientist creates a new man only to ultimately die while trying to destroy his creation.