Human Genetic Engineering: The Ethics Of Human Genetic Engineering

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In 1997, the film Gattaca was created, which showed the public a futuristic idea of humans being able to edit and modify human genetics to create “valid” humans as well as “invalids” (Green). Today, this futuristic idea from 19 years ago has become a not so out of reach reality for society today. Human genetic engineering is the process of either adding improved DNA or deleting sections of a person’s DNA and then adding more efficient DNA in its place. This process is used to enhance and modify human lives, by preventing many harmful genetic diseases as well as simply altering certain characteristics about a person. This controversial topic of human genetic engineering has been an arising issue in not only the United States, but all over the world due to the safety of the process, the effect it has on society, and the ethics of this recent scientific innovation. With every major scientific discovery or innovation there is going to be the question of safety and the effect it has on human life in both short term as well as in the long run. Scientist first started their studies on mice and, “have reproduced Alzheimer 's disease in mice by modifying genes believed to be responsible for the disorder. …show more content…

The overall idea of this process is only to benefit humans and to prevent many diseases and genetic disorder form ailing human’s lives, and taking this opportunity away from people should not be an option. With this being said, caution should also be taken when progress begins to move forward, in order to prevent many social class divides as well as the prevention of the name ‘the perfect child’ being used on anyone. There are no limits to science, and human genetic engineering should be used to create a better

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