Watson Essay

The majority of individuals are familiar with the mundane task of choosing the ingredients on a Subway sandwich, numerous people have experienced the complex decision of electing the specifications for a computer, few have even encountered the remarkable undertaking of selecting a sperm donor, but what about ordering, through a catalog, the specific genes, abilities, and cosmetic characteristics for a child-to-be? Although the technology for human genetic engineering and cloning has yet to be…

At this moment, pollutants are being put in the air and harming the earth. Animals that are used for their manure emits ten percent of the world’s methane into the air ("Methane Emissions"). This is very harmful to the earth and its inhabitants. However, the amount of this dangerous gas from manure can be reduced by genetic engineering. A study shows that feeding genetically modified maize to pregnant cows reduces the amount of methane their offspring releases…

With the new scientific advances and breakthroughs, germline engineering may be just around the corner. Human kind will essentially be granted the ability to choose the sex, traits and genetic makeup of the next generation. Many useful ideas have been sparked up by this upcoming technology including the chance to obliterate diseases from our genes. In my family two different types of cancers have been known to develop. It is probable that the cancers are hereditary. If given the option, I…

In Ronald M. Green’s “Building a Baby From the Genes Up,” Green shares an anecdote, gives his support for genetic modification, addresses opposing arguments, refutes the opposing argument, and finishes with his support for genetic modification. His thesis is because genetic modification is already happening, we may as well embrace it and make it a part of our lives. In the other essay “Genetically Modified Humans? No Thanks” written by Richard Hayes, he addresses Green and his argument right off…

Ethics of Designer Babies Designer Babies refer to children whose genes have been genetically modified for the child to come out with more desireable qualities. This can decrease the chance for the child to develop Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's, and other diseases. Designer Babies allow the parent to give the child a healthy life which ultimately benefits the child. These babies are created by first fertilizing the mother’s egg in a lab. The fertilization creates many embryos. One cell is removed…

GATTACA, a movie directed by Andrew Niccol and the main characters are Vincent Freeman and Jerome Morrow, is the world that is run by DNA tests. If someone doesn’t have the correct sequence of DNA format, then they are restricted to what they can do in the workforce. Vincent falsifies his DNA and changes his identity with Jerome, who has perfect DNA to get into an astronomic organization that sends astronauts into outer space. Taking a sperm cell from a male and an egg cell from a female, and…

The next objection is based on human autonomy and how enhancement strips the right of that. Our autonomy is based on a personal rule of self that is free from outside opinions or controlling interferences. This idea allows every person to have their own mind set without someone controlling every decision they make. When a child starts to grow up they start to become interested in certain things, whether it is sports or dance or even art. Once the child really becomes their own self they will…

Charles Manson is an American cult leader whose followers carried out several murders in the late 1960s Charles Manson is connected to the brutal murders of actress Sharon Tate and other Hollywood residents, but was never actually guilty of committing the murders himself. Manson was described by reports as suffering from a marked degre of rejection instability and psychic trauma and constantly striving for status. Which could very well be the cause of these murders. Charles Manson was born…

Richard Hays and Ronald Green differs in many ways. Richard only passingly mentioned the benefits of Genomic Science and put more emphasis and provided more examples of the risks. He use words and sentences that appeals to our fear. He is concern of human’s inability to stop pushing the line. “Once we begin genetically modifying our children, where do we stop? If it's acceptable to modify one gene, why not two, or 20 or 200? At what point do children become artifacts designed to someone's…

One day genetic technology may be able to give parents the opportunity to genetically engineer their babies, should we let this happen? That is the question we should be asking ourselves. Having the opportunity to do this could create many different possibilities for the human race by making the “perfect" child. It could also create many different problems that we have never had to deal with before we started doing this. Genetic engineering has already started with animals and crops, there are…