Genetic Engineering Is Used on Many Crops
- The food industry has genetically modified multiple plants so they can produce their own pesticides.
- A lot of times, we are not aware that the food we consume is modified due to lack of labeling.
- Modification is often used in order to save money by increasing size, amount, and success of the crop.
Genetic Engineering and Medicine
- Genetic engineering is thought to be able to rid humans of diseases such as cancer and malaria.
- This is risky since we do not know long term effects of genetic engineering on humans.
- Huge advancements can be made in the field of medicine, especially pertaining to vaccines.
Designer Babies
- Designer babies are babies with selected favorable traits, such as sex, hair color, eye color, etc.
- The term "designer babies" was created as a way to mock the idea. Some people dislike the idea that this is possible, and labeled it as such in attempts to degrade it.
- It is highly likely people will be able to choose favorable traits related to education or physical advantages. Eventually, we may create the "perfect human."
- If everyone has the same traits, genetic diversity decreases. (Read about decreased genetic diversity here.)