The Center for Genetics and Society states on its website
that “Powerful new
gene editing techniques have put the prospect of genetically modified human
beings on the foreseeable horizon”. It goes on to pose the following questions:
“Should we use these tools to improve the human species? Are they needed to
prevent the transmission of genetic diseases? Would manipulating the genes of
future children and generations open the door to new kinds of discrimination,
inequality, and eugenics?”. It goes on to add that “Some forty countries,
including most of Europe, have adopted laws prohibiting human heritable genetic
modification, but the United States has not.” Do your research and decide
where you stand. When you are ready, write an essay on the topic.
Refer to my
second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com/
Familiarize yourself
with the issue
Reading material to
make notes on
·
Designer babies: ethical considerations http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotechnology/agar.html
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Designer babies: an ethical horror waiting to
happen? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/08/designer-babies-ethical-horror-waiting-to-happen
·
Ethics of designer babies https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/ethics-designer-babies
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Designer babies: a question of ethics https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308487270_Designer_babies_A_question_of_ethics
Videos to watch and
take notes from
·
The ethical dilemma of designer babies https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_knoepfler_the_ethical_dilemma_of_designer_babies
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Should we genetically modify our children? https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/internal-content/should-we-genetically-modify-our-children
Film to watch:
Gattica
Book to read:
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo
Ishiguro
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