Galyna Kovalevych
Rebecca Hefner
English 111
17 April 2018
Genetically Modified Babies
With any new breakthrough in the science world, the population worries about the risks that could harm them or their loved one’s life. Genetically modified babies or “designer babies” have become the latest attraction in the world of science. Originally, modifying the embryo was for correcting DNA errors from both parents. As the gene-editing technique continued, the motive took a turn for the worst. The public began to create “designer babies.” Scientists have begun to find a fault in their process that could possibly affect the population, no matter the outcome. In all, creating the perfect doll-like child has brought countless complications. The results
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This technique would help those children and their future generations live a healthy life. This is a huge plus for the science world, but is one of few remarkable things. As they progress, new techniques are used to get rid of diseases, one being the “Crispr-Cas9” used to snip genes very accurately. “Thanks to Crispr-Cas9, it seems likely that gene therapies – eliminating mutant genes that cause some severe, mostly very rare diseases – might finally bear fruit, if they can be shown to be safe for human use” (Ball). These techniques are tested and made sure they are safe to perform. *********
Genetically modified embryos have outcomes that many be potentially dangerous to society, and the modified children. As the years go by, the world is changing, bringing both great and sad things. Society always seems to find the best in everything. With these new techniques, a greater future is coming, but it will bring many conflicts and consequences: conflicts with the child’s future, consequences of ethics, risks for the child, and social harm. Modifying embryos will bring more inequality into the world. …… It will not be just colors anymore; it will be