An article on genetic engineering fills us in the advances to pick traits for a baby. The potential of endless genetic modification is becoming less science fiction, and more science fact. From changing how our taste buds register unhealthy food to making sure your child has baby blue eyes, the possibilities are endless. By creating our first synthetic organism we are one step closer to the era of designer babies. On the flipside of course is generally people should not be in charge of such decisions. As a species we tend to abuse any power we are given and should not be trusted with such a large responsibility. But for the chance to possibly cure disease and have the most streamlined bodily functions it is near impossible to put a halt to the progress being made.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Designer babies!
An article on genetic engineering fills us in the advances to pick traits for a baby. The potential of endless genetic modification is becoming less science fiction, and more science fact. From changing how our taste buds register unhealthy food to making sure your child has baby blue eyes, the possibilities are endless. By creating our first synthetic organism we are one step closer to the era of designer babies. On the flipside of course is generally people should not be in charge of such decisions. As a species we tend to abuse any power we are given and should not be trusted with such a large responsibility. But for the chance to possibly cure disease and have the most streamlined bodily functions it is near impossible to put a halt to the progress being made.
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You know eventually the battle will begin. I am a scientific person but with morals. Honestly, I'm not going to say hey I want my kid to have blue eyes when naturally they're going to get brown. I think it's wrong to modify a person. It's like what society wants you to look like but the parents are picking it. I don't know, all I can say is prepare for that future battle with the people for or against it.
ReplyDeleteI think genetic engineering will be most useful in our future especially in preventing illness and disease but a line needs to be drawn at some point. This type of technology is very powerful and should not be abused. There is no such thing as a perfect person. A good movie to watch is "Gattaca", it shows how genetic engineering would impact our society.
ReplyDeleteThis is sick stuff. I feel like there is already a set of standards that each culture believes to be beauty, so giving people the power to create their own "beauty" seems like nothing but bad news. Eventually we could end up with each culture looking exactly the same. People should just let things ride, and learn to let things get shaken up sometimes.
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