Uplifting Animal & Aliens

I came across this today and was reminded of this older episode. The future is coming upon us fast, some of the moral and ethical questions presented are now real-world issues to consider.
Personally, I think that furthering the understanding of how brains and intelligence in general develops is a great goal in research. However, I am not sure I am qualified to say what is right or wrong in this matter.
In any event, for your consideration and, civil discourse.

www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/12/18306867/china-genetics-monkey-brain-intelligence

I agree that we need to further our research and understanding. I believe that everything is connected, not just our genes, but our consciousness as well. (interesting read: curiosity.com/topics/theres-no-such-thing-as-consciousness-according-to-philosopher-daniel-dennett-curiosity/)

I think we need to progress the understanding of intelligence as well as consciousness as our genes and their expressions are changed by our subjective experiences and how we perceive them. To push in one field without the consultation of the other is a delay imo, but the ethics your right are real world now. So what major considerations do you feel must be considered. Life itself makes many mistakes, people born with issues and deformations. So I feel our consideration of their subjective experience should be looked at in regards to altered life forms. What is the focus our programs aimed at helping people with disabilities and deformations? Quality of life and as much ability to live a pleasant life are top of the list.

This thread is a bit old but I'm new here and the topic fascinates me.
Does anyone know of an example from science fiction of uplifting happening in a realistic sense? 2001 is the obvious answer but I'm looking for something a bit more recent.

This series is a bit old, but it is a very good depiction of a future where humans uplift various species: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_Universe

Oh boy I read that whole series!

I'd never heard of 'uplifting' or David Brin before these books.

Did he coin the term?

I believe so, yes.