I do not think the government would be willing to research this. Despite how expedient this sound, I think that it is best driven by capitalists who wants to profit from it. History has proven to us time and again that innovation is the fastest when there is a monetary incentive. The governments around the world would not be willing to invest in this as this is one of those researchs with a low chance of returns, in addition, it would create a nightmare of political problems due to overcrowding etc. If the transhumanism movement was to pick up momentum among the non-profits, there is a high chance that governments and politicians might try to stop simply because of the problems it might cause, not to mention the opposition by religion organisations. As the saying goes, aurum est potestas, if this was to take off, it is inevitable that there must be huge financial backing by the higher end of the financial spectrum.
As a counter-example, the moon landings were not driven by monetary incentive. In fact, I would say innovation is driven much more by survival and fear. Otherwise I agree.
