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Eugenetics

Submitted by rdigregorio on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 20:59

The study of human eugenics is a field that can change the human race for good. It seems that the studies being done can make the human race be able to have less disease and live for a longer period of time. Scientists in the “pros and cons of genetic engineering in humans” article have said that we are in some ways playing god. This is a valid claim because we are essentially trying to keep certain traits and get rid of others. Years ago, we did not have the technology to do this and weren’t even thinking about it. Some may say that natural selection is being cheated in this situation. In the coming years you may be able to give your child the ideal features you want him to have, or the ability to be immune to certain diseases. (You're only human, but your kids could be so much more) Would I want my child to have the best features possible? Of course. This would go as a steep price though because everyone else wants the same thing. Being able to design every human how you wanted them may lead to even more competition than before. Would this be a good thing for the human race as a whole? Or would this slowly lead to our demise?

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