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ID number:700967
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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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There is no doubt that any other field is as closely connected with human life as medicine. Yet medicine has been so greatly affected by technological advances that it has gone beyond therapy and towards the limits of our imagination. Unlike a few years ago, when conceiving a baby girl or a baby boy was a matter of chance, today's prospective parents can choose to alter the genetic make-up of their children in order to enhance their offsprings' well-being in the future. It is not clear, however, if modern society is ready to face consequences of genetic engineering. On one hand, scientists agree that from medical standpoint genetic technologies do, in fact, hold promising potential. On the other hand, genetic engineering focused on improvement of the human species involves profound ethical and political risks that are to be taken into serious consideration. Not until we become fully aware of the issues surrounding genetic technologies should we pursue the illusion of creating a "perfect baby" and intrude upon our children's lives by intervening into their genes.
Let us have a closer look at what genetic engineering is. According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, genetic engineering is "a scientific alternation of the structure of genetic material in a living organism." …

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