I think that genome editing or genome engineering could have the greatest impact on the future, as it imposes the idea of genetically altering the physical and internal functions of humans. Genetic engineering, the insertion, deletion, or replacement of DNA within the genome of a living organism, is already being speculated to be used in modifying children through prenatal genetic engineering. The only reason that further testing into this domain has not occurred to extreme extents is due to ethics. It is idealized as ethically wrong to screen pregnant women through prenatal testing for potential genetic complications within their potential child. However, in cases where the fetus has been screened to have missing genes for specific physical traits, a common debate today is whether genome engineering should be implemented to assure the correction of this potential birth defect. More specifically, CRISPR-Cas9 would be the key for genome engineering having a large impact on the future because of its precision and versatility in terms of the binding of the guide RNA to the target DNA, in which the Cas9 enzyme would initiate a cut in the DNA double helix, resulting in the alteration of DNA sequences. …show more content…
For example, in the industry of poultry, it would be possible to genetically engineer the DNA for chicken to no longer be susceptible to diseases, resulting in an increase in the ability of the industry to prosper. This would increase the productivity of this industry, but to an extent could strip the genetic variation within this species as