Genetically Modified Org

Statement of Intention: Genetic engineering is a process where human scientists tamper with the genetic code of un-born babies, thus being able to manipulate the genes and shape the baby into whatever they want by taking out certain genes. In this essay, we’ll have a look as to why Genetic engineering isn’t good for our society. Though some parents might agree to have their babies genetically engineered, there is a great majority of people that may truly agree that genetic engineering may cause devastation in human society.

Human genetic engineering in some aspects may be very well what human kind has been looking for in ways to perfect all imperfections in all of us. But in the case of Vincent Anton Freeman in the movie “Gattaca”, society has changed and things have become harder for people who have not been genetically modified before birth. In “Gattaca”, parents have the ability to make their children into the people they’d want them to be, that is if they can afford to do so. Those who are unfortunate enough to not receive any tampering with their genes are under-classed in society and are only worthy of pathetic jobs such as sweeping floors or washing dishes. Human genetic engineering is a plague on society, and just isn’t right because there are some things man should not tamper with.

Genetic engineering may have some good effects in society today such as finding new cures for diseases and such, but genetic engineering also has a bad side to it. Firstly, with the power of genetic engineering in the hands of a parent, they will be able to decide on whether they’d prefer the child to be a male or a female. This might sound good to most parents, but it’s dangerous to take more and more control of our lives and leave natural births behind. Another bad side to genetic engineering is that the process and the know-how may fall into the wrong hands; therefore they’d be able to do ANYTHING with such information, like creating a super-human being!

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