Genetic engineering is already used in plants and animals to improve and change their genes. For example, carrots are naturally purple, but through genetic engineering they are grown orange. Now, through research and development, we are capable of using this practise to correct gene defects in unborn children, meaning that in the future we may be able to prevent genetic disorders such as Down Syndrome and Cystic Fibrosis. Whether this is ethical, however, is still in debate.
There are many hereditary diseases, such as Haemophilia A, Cystic Fibrosis and Down Syndrome that are the result of genetic disorders and mutations. Although these disorders are extremely rare, usually affecting one person in every several thousands or millions as they are typically recessive, they …show more content…
For example, during the Holocaust and World War II, the Nazis conducted many different medical experiments on prisoners in concentration camps, one of which they studied twins in hope to increase Germany’s population. Led by Josef Mengele, these experiments ranged from injecting dyes into their eyes to change the colour to sewing twins together in an attempt to create conjoined twins. Of the 1,500 sets of twins experimented on, only about 200 individuals survived these tests. Another example is the ‘master race’, a concept in Nazi ideology that the human race was divided into a strict hierarchy, with the ‘pure stock of the Aryan race’ at the top and non-Aryans, who were considered to be a danger to society. This example shows what could happen if genetic engineering got out of hand. Would you want inhumane experiments like ones the Nazis conducted to happen again? Without control, genetic engineering might be used irresponsibly and there could be unwanted social, economical and ethical results and
There are many hereditary diseases, such as Haemophilia A, Cystic Fibrosis and Down Syndrome that are the result of genetic disorders and mutations. Although these disorders are extremely rare, usually affecting one person in every several thousands or millions as they are typically recessive, they …show more content…
For example, during the Holocaust and World War II, the Nazis conducted many different medical experiments on prisoners in concentration camps, one of which they studied twins in hope to increase Germany’s population. Led by Josef Mengele, these experiments ranged from injecting dyes into their eyes to change the colour to sewing twins together in an attempt to create conjoined twins. Of the 1,500 sets of twins experimented on, only about 200 individuals survived these tests. Another example is the ‘master race’, a concept in Nazi ideology that the human race was divided into a strict hierarchy, with the ‘pure stock of the Aryan race’ at the top and non-Aryans, who were considered to be a danger to society. This example shows what could happen if genetic engineering got out of hand. Would you want inhumane experiments like ones the Nazis conducted to happen again? Without control, genetic engineering might be used irresponsibly and there could be unwanted social, economical and ethical results and