Genetic Technology: Good or Bad? In the science-fiction movie GATTACA, many of their high tech identification methods are becoming a reality in our world today. This movie depicted a futuristic society where hierarchies were placed on those who were genetically perfect, or “valid” and those who were genetically flawed, or “in-valid”. The “in-valids” were given low-status jobs such as cleaning because their medical risks were more of a liability. Some examples of genetic technology and applications shown in the movie that have already become a reality are processes such as vitro fertilization. Vitro fertilization is a procedure where sperm and eggs are combined in a lab to create embryos that are then implanted in the mother’s womb. This is
