Genetically Engineered Society
Imagine a world where only the genetically elite could get jobs. People who couldn’t afford the gene-therapy would be left by the wayside. Why hire someone who’s imperfect when there are thousands of genetically perfect people to chose from? These genetic alterations could be defined as anything that allows a parent to make a cosmetic decision about their unborn child. For example, genetic-tinkering would include any genetic alterations of intelligence; physical traits such as strength, speed, agility, balance, dexterity; and immunity to recoverable illnesses such as the flu or the common cold. “It’s the ultimate shopping experience: designing your baby,” says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rifkin. “In a society used to cosmetic surgery and psychopharmacology, this is not a big step.” These genetic alterations would be unfair in many ways. There’s a good possibility that only the rich could afford it, that it could cause problems with jobs and health insurance companies, and it may cause problems for children at school. This could be our future, unless we support laws to ban genetic-tinkering before it catches on. This technology would be a huge breakthrough for parents who carry the genes for cystic fibrosis, multiple scle
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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