Genetic Engineering: The Children of the Future
What if there were no disabled humans? What if there were no weak humans? What if there were no struggling humans? What if every human was healthy? With new technological advances in human genetics, all of these ideas could be possible. The procedure is formerly known as genetic engineering/editing and involves the process of deleting, modifying, adding, or replacing gene cells. There are many gene editing tools but the most current is the CRISPR - Cas9 system. Simply, the method entails enzymes called Cas 9s that sever sections of DNA (Hesman Saey, “Gene Editing Creates Buff Beagles” par. 3). Small pieces of RNA called CRISPRs guide the stimulants to certain locations to cut DNA (Hesman Saey, “Gene Editing Creates Buff Beagles” par. 3). The DNA cell will then attempt to fix the breach by melding the split ends or copy DNA from a different gene and join the sections together (Hesman Saey, “Gene Editing Creates Buff Beagles” par. 3). The medical technique is quickly gaining attention from society quickly, and the legal issues are constantly debated among scientists, doctors, and humans alike. Opponents of the practice make many arguments that, ultimately, are purely predictive and insignificant. Accordingly, the procedure would reap huge benefits to society as a whole. In the future, gene modifications will make all humans healthy, so no person will suffer or be weak. Genetic engineering should be legal because it would allow gender selection, save human lives, prevent bodily abnormalities, assist infertile parents, and forbid designer babies.