Have you as a person, ever seen a person that you really wanted to look like? Those certain characteristics on their body that you would want. Their glamorous eye color, or their fit body tone. Or maybe you just wanted to be an athlete and go pro. Well, as the scientific field expands, so does the research on the human genes. Scientists are beginning to test certain characteristics such as eye color, addictive behavior, nutritional background, and athleticism.
A couple years ago, scientists tested volunteers for genetic muscle traits. The tests looked for single-nucleotide polymorphism to actually tell whether an individual had a predisposition for muscle strength, size, and performance. If a volunteer tested positive, the scientists would credit the program to their own abilities. If a person tested negative, then they would be able to view the technological changes they could make to their genetic makeup. It is a scary thought. What if the scientists made an error while inserting the proper genes, would they be fixable? Would you want to have genes inserted into your body to better improve your genetic makeup, thinking again how positive traits can cause a negative-self image?
Simmons, D. (2008). Genetic inequality: human genetic engineering . Retrieved from
http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-inequality-human-genetic-engineering-768
This is a bit frightening. Nice job with your citation.
ReplyDeleteI think I would be the perfect donnar to this experiment.
ReplyDeleteThis blog just shows how technology is infleuncing our lives and is a little preview to what life may be like in the future. It is getting to the point where we are altering what our offspring looks like. I find this to be a bit outrageous and I believe that we should stick to more natural ways of life.
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