Perfection: realistic or chimerical?
Have you ever imagined what a perfect world would entail? How would humans, one of the universe’s most flawed creatures, adapt a demeanor of perfection? With science continuously evolving at a rapid pace, the foreign concept of “perfect humans” is no longer an absurd idea, but rather a realistic expectation. Scientists are declaring genetically modified humans possible through the introduction of “designer babies.” What is a designer baby? A designer baby is an embryo which undergoes genetic alteration to ensure intelligence, beauty, sex, or freedom from disease. Creating such a human involves using InVitro Fertilization to fertilize the female’s eggs with sperm in a test tube. The parents choose the sperm they desire to fertilize the egg, determining the sex and genes of the offspring. After the embryos begin to develop, …show more content…
There is an organization created for the primary purpose of organ donation. The United Network for Organ Sharing was established in 1977 to increase organ exchange between facilities close or distant. UNOS is equipped with a computerized list of transplant recipients and donors. The database scans all of its files to identify matching tissue and blood types between an available donor and the qualifying recipients. The system then narrows the selection down by considering the medical urgency of the patient’s condition, the geographical location of the two patients, and the expected benefits of the inflicted patient. Millions of lives are saved every day through the aid of UNOS (“Home | UNOS.”). Unfortunately, many parents allow emotions to obscure their judgement; they act hastily in attempts to give their child the greatest outcome possible without weighing the potential consequences. Couples fashion the miraculous idea of conceiving a child to save an existing child, neglecting to consider the actual desire for another family
Have you ever imagined what a perfect world would entail? How would humans, one of the universe’s most flawed creatures, adapt a demeanor of perfection? With science continuously evolving at a rapid pace, the foreign concept of “perfect humans” is no longer an absurd idea, but rather a realistic expectation. Scientists are declaring genetically modified humans possible through the introduction of “designer babies.” What is a designer baby? A designer baby is an embryo which undergoes genetic alteration to ensure intelligence, beauty, sex, or freedom from disease. Creating such a human involves using InVitro Fertilization to fertilize the female’s eggs with sperm in a test tube. The parents choose the sperm they desire to fertilize the egg, determining the sex and genes of the offspring. After the embryos begin to develop, …show more content…
There is an organization created for the primary purpose of organ donation. The United Network for Organ Sharing was established in 1977 to increase organ exchange between facilities close or distant. UNOS is equipped with a computerized list of transplant recipients and donors. The database scans all of its files to identify matching tissue and blood types between an available donor and the qualifying recipients. The system then narrows the selection down by considering the medical urgency of the patient’s condition, the geographical location of the two patients, and the expected benefits of the inflicted patient. Millions of lives are saved every day through the aid of UNOS (“Home | UNOS.”). Unfortunately, many parents allow emotions to obscure their judgement; they act hastily in attempts to give their child the greatest outcome possible without weighing the potential consequences. Couples fashion the miraculous idea of conceiving a child to save an existing child, neglecting to consider the actual desire for another family