In the thousands of years that humans have existed, we as a species have made several scientific advancements people of the past would only put off as fiction. One of these progressions has turned medicine into playing God. For a long time now, the science community and religious communities are constantly evaluating the ethical morality of biotech engineering. Journalist Kelsey Dallas of Deseret National News wrote an article titled, “Finding God in one of Science’s Biggest Debates- Genetic Editing” in face of a revolutionary machinery called CRISPR. Scientists guarantees CRISPR will rid the world of suffering; however, many people of faith have already voiced their distrust in the system stating that it would not lead to an ideal world because it defies the laws of nature. In her piece, Ronald Cole-Turner, a professor of theology at Pittsburgh University, articulates,"…you 've got a conversation that spans at least 3,000 years about what it means to engender life within a family relationship and what our obligations are to future generations…"
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For example, a family who has a hereditary disease can now request a simple tweak in their genetic code to correct the inherited disorder. This modified embryo will now become the parent to other fit babies, changing the germline, the future generations after the adjustment carrying the new traits. Conditions such as Down Syndrome can now permanently be prevented. If science takes this leap of faith, CRISPR can possibly cure Alzheimer’s in adults and even
For example, a family who has a hereditary disease can now request a simple tweak in their genetic code to correct the inherited disorder. This modified embryo will now become the parent to other fit babies, changing the germline, the future generations after the adjustment carrying the new traits. Conditions such as Down Syndrome can now permanently be prevented. If science takes this leap of faith, CRISPR can possibly cure Alzheimer’s in adults and even