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PRO CON - Genetic engineering - designer babies - GM Food
Science Technology Genetic engineering PRO - able to developing a stronger understanding CONTRA of life by examing and possibly improving it helps to prevent/cure illnesses possibility of a healthier child increased life span - children will be smarter, stronger and better looking everything new is usually scary at first (apocalyptic visions) - people respectively the human race us a whole could live longer which is a chance that should be taken - infertile couples may have children - every child would have chance to be born healthy - people should try new things - it could make life easier Designer babies PRO - Parents have a chance to choose - Moral obligation to give children the best life possible - perfect and healthy people (lower health care costs) - heal inheritable diseases - possibility to screen out harmful characteristics (susceptibility for addiction, violence, mental illness) more intelligent and less violent society direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology GM Food manipulates the natural product - manipulating God's creature more risks of geneticists making mistakes - less individuality - in the end, who will be responsible for the decisions and ultimately the choice of who is to live and who is to die? The general public still understands designer babies to be children whose looks, hair color, heigh and IQ are cataloged. - from an ethical point of view -> clones or genetically modified children could be discrim- inated against - create different societal classes -...
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very expensive - unclear risks - ethnical/environment issues - some things we shouldn't try because not everything is a good choice people can get to much power CONTRA - Technology is not safe yet - "super human" may look down on normal people - "imperfect" human beings would be discrimi- nated against - rich people would be an advantage - human beings should not play God - possibility for abuse and "going to far" - possibility for accidents and imperfect technology next generations will inherit the changes A genetically modified food is a food that consists of, contains or has been produced from genetically modified plants, animals or microorganisms. PRO - bacteria have been modified to produce insulin for medical use gene is transferred into the plant to be protected - - plants are checked to make sure they are developing normally and are safe - plant cells that take up the new gene - improve a specific charastics allow people to grown more crops on less land and where it was too dry or salty - crops are grown for new uses CONTRA Foreign genes in genetic codes. - characteristics of plants and animals are artifical, not natural a gene gun is used to burn the plant - unnatuarl process - crops are made to get more money. - heath and environment risks, social and economic risks - there are not enough tested
Englisch /
Sience technology
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11/12
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PRO CON - Genetic engineering - designer babies - GM Food
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Science Technology Genetic engineering PRO - able to developing a stronger understanding CONTRA of life by examing and possibly improving it helps to prevent/cure illnesses possibility of a healthier child increased life span - children will be smarter, stronger and better looking everything new is usually scary at first (apocalyptic visions) - people respectively the human race us a whole could live longer which is a chance that should be taken - infertile couples may have children - every child would have chance to be born healthy - people should try new things - it could make life easier Designer babies PRO - Parents have a chance to choose - Moral obligation to give children the best life possible - perfect and healthy people (lower health care costs) - heal inheritable diseases - possibility to screen out harmful characteristics (susceptibility for addiction, violence, mental illness) more intelligent and less violent society direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology GM Food manipulates the natural product - manipulating God's creature more risks of geneticists making mistakes - less individuality - in the end, who will be responsible for the decisions and ultimately the choice of who is to live and who is to die? The general public still understands designer babies to be children whose looks, hair color, heigh and IQ are cataloged. - from an ethical point of view -> clones or genetically modified children could be discrim- inated against - create different societal classes -...
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very expensive - unclear risks - ethnical/environment issues - some things we shouldn't try because not everything is a good choice people can get to much power CONTRA - Technology is not safe yet - "super human" may look down on normal people - "imperfect" human beings would be discrimi- nated against - rich people would be an advantage - human beings should not play God - possibility for abuse and "going to far" - possibility for accidents and imperfect technology next generations will inherit the changes A genetically modified food is a food that consists of, contains or has been produced from genetically modified plants, animals or microorganisms. PRO - bacteria have been modified to produce insulin for medical use gene is transferred into the plant to be protected - - plants are checked to make sure they are developing normally and are safe - plant cells that take up the new gene - improve a specific charastics allow people to grown more crops on less land and where it was too dry or salty - crops are grown for new uses CONTRA Foreign genes in genetic codes. - characteristics of plants and animals are artifical, not natural a gene gun is used to burn the plant - unnatuarl process - crops are made to get more money. - heath and environment risks, social and economic risks - there are not enough tested