noun
euphenics
A scientific term for the improvement of human biological traits through environmental or medical intervention, distinct from eugenics. Rare outside academic contexts.
人間改造学は、遺伝子そのものではなく環境や医療によって人間の形質を改善する学問だ。
Euphenics is a field that improves human traits through environment or medicine rather than genes themselves.
優生学 (eugenics) focuses on genetic selection or manipulation, while 人間改造学 (euphenics) aims to improve traits through non-genetic means such as medicine or environmental changes.
Compound of 人間 (human), 改造 (remodeling, improvement), and 学 (study). A modern academic coinage corresponding to English 'euphenics'.