Genetic Engineering

3/6/2013

WAC WEDNESDAY
Focus on the Big Idea
Science, Technology, and Society
Biologists may one day be able to use genetic engineering to alter a child's inherited traits. Under what circumstsnces should this be used?
Use specific examples of traits to express and support your ideas and opinions.

63 Comments

Daniel S.

3/6/2013 12:25:28 am

If a biologist were to use genetic engineering in order to avoid a situation where a child gets a life-threatening gene from his/her parents, it would be justified. If biologists could eliminate inherited complications like hemophilia or down-syndrome, childrens' lives would be changed forever.

Mario

3/6/2013 01:22:40 am

I I don't think that scientist should do that! Due to the fact that genetics come naturaly and we should accept the traits that are feauture children will have! (:

Rigoberto Reyes

3/13/2013 03:57:48 am

I think we should not splice genes I think that everything should happen naturally.

bianca link

3/6/2013 01:14:43 am

No because its like playing god and I don't think biologist have that right. its all wrong.

Kourtney Presley <3 (:

3/6/2013 01:26:53 am

no , because you shouldn't want to mess with anyones genes , it can cause many health issues /:

Mario/Erica

3/6/2013 01:31:53 am

Kourtnee i disagree if you pick the genes for your child. Due to that you can make sure that your child will not have different diseases.

Kourtnee <3

3/6/2013 01:34:35 am

no Mario , that's not true , you should want your miss to be blessed the way that they are , and not want to change them or pick there genes THINK ABOUT IT

Tristan h

3/6/2013 01:38:06 am

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Mario

3/6/2013 01:42:07 am

Yea too real ! Science rules! (':

jovanny lopez

3/6/2013 01:39:41 am

If biologists were able to alter the genes of an unborn child I think that they shouldn't be allowed to do that. Because that would be lime cheating god &what he has created

Andy

3/6/2013 01:50:37 am

I think they should be able to alter genes. It could help prevent diseases like diabetes. It could help the human race be as productive as possible and the parents of children would be able to add any physical traits they wanted

Emily W

3/6/2013 02:01:29 am

I think parents should be able to alter traits but only if it is necessary. I don't think parents should change traits just to change them. Parents should only change them if they have a life-threatening disease such as Tay Sachs where they are limited on how long they will live for.

Elijah V.

3/6/2013 02:23:12 am

Use the prompt question to start the essay

grantt sexybeast

3/6/2013 02:32:39 am

yes it should humans are limiting themselves by some not being able to do otherthings that others are

Ray ;D

3/6/2013 04:01:22 am

I think that it is appropriate to modify the genes of a child if in the process of changing those genes, they are gettig rid of genes that may cause health problems. Or any genes that are a threat to somone's life.

Eriq ^~^

3/6/2013 04:07:10 am

In my opinion it is not apporpiate, there is no need to change the genes of a child it is his or hers traits and you don't need to change it.

In Elizabeth's opinion

3/6/2013 04:15:04 am

Actually if you can have the chance to Change a child in a positive & healthy way we should GO FOR IT #EriqsABadGuy

Elizabeth

3/6/2013 04:07:59 am

I feel changing the genes of a child can be a positive thing if removing any bad flaws, diseases or disorders. #TeamEdward (:

Dayoung

3/6/2013 04:08:49 am

you shouldnt mess with anyones genes because its un natural and i dont think genes are something you mess with.

Ray ;D

3/6/2013 04:11:20 am

So according to Eriq, he doesn't believe that it would be a good thing to get rid of a dowb syndrome gene if it was possible. Or a cancer gene. So if Eriq's future child had a cancer gene and had the option to get rid of it, he wouldn't. What a bad guy...

Holly bolden

3/6/2013 04:13:16 am

I believe that its not a good idea to genetically engineer future child. Because your creating a perfect child, but i think people shouldn't have to try to make a perfect kid. Because i believe nobody is perfect.

Wyatt Pruitt

3/7/2013 02:38:15 am

In my opinion, if scientists can success in a perfect child with all the traits the parents want, who is to say the child will be nurtured right. That child could be raised in a home with parents that will treat the child with respect and looks and apperences will not matter in the slightest, behavior and personalities are not traits or genes.

Eriq

3/6/2013 04:14:18 am

Cancer yes ray. If a child ia born a certain way why not let the kid be happy. Certain genes should be. But they don't have to be #goodguy

Ray ;D

3/6/2013 04:15:40 am

I'm not saying that it is necessary to alter every gene. Just the genes that have a negative effect. I do agree though, that nobody is perfect.

Mari ( :

3/6/2013 04:27:34 am

Why Would You Want To Change Your Childs Genes ? Everything Happens For A Reason ! If You Change it Most Likely Something Even Worse Could Happen

Lela

3/6/2013 06:13:30 am

I think you should not be able to change anything because the child will have no opinion on it. They might not like the way theyvare because of it

Jeff ( Jay Jay ) #science

3/6/2013 06:19:28 am

Why would you genetically change a child's traits? What if the out comes come out disappointing? The child would not like the way they look....

Angelina D.

3/6/2013 06:53:01 am

"Perfection" is society's word for eye candy. It is not the word itself that bothers me, it is the meaning. All our lives we either strive for perfection or we give up and watch the weeds grow. Of course, if we get an opurtunitee to change that we'll change that. That's what the notion of genetically engineered children is for. I am completely against this. There are no pros. Only selfish people would consider this beneficial. Especially since it has not even been tested.

Amanda Y

3/6/2013 07:52:25 am

I think gentic engineering should be used only if the child had a life threatening disease, but should otherwise not be done

Dede Mcpimpin c;

3/6/2013 09:10:57 am

I think genetic engineering would be appropriate only if its for a good cause~ like preventing the child from having a disease or health problem. ^~^

Lance H.

3/6/2013 09:47:47 am

I can see where this would become a good thing, but I can also see it as becoming a bad thing. Yes, there you could stop a child from dying of disease at 8, but what if he/she, because of the altering of their code, died at the age of 1 because somebody missed something important? A person could alter a child in such a way that they become superhuman. This sounds amazing, but what if this child is raised to be a killer??? IT"S INSANITY!!! :P

Long N

3/6/2013 10:32:56 am

If biologists were able to use genetic engineering to alter a child's inherited traits, I think they shouldn't unless the child is at risk of having a disease that could hurt them. Biologists should not alter a child's traits because children should be born with their own natural inherited traits and not changed by genetic engineering.

Sonia :3

3/6/2013 11:06:46 am

I don't think biologists should genetically alter their children's DNA to fit their parents needs or what talents they want their children to have. If your parents wanted your genes to be good at baseball and they alter it to be good at baseball, they would push you into something that wasn't your choice, instead of letting you discover your own talents :P

georgina

3/6/2013 11:51:40 pm

i agree with sonia yeah it would be great to help your child if he had a sickness but you should accept the way he or she comes out and what if your child deosnt like the way they came out it all goes to the parents

Ray...

3/6/2013 11:33:45 am

I think we should be able to change genes because if we do we could be able to prevent cancer or any other dangerous diseases

LEANDRA VENTURA c;

3/6/2013 12:45:59 pm

i think we should because people shouldn't have to worry about dieases .

isabel

3/6/2013 12:49:56 pm

i dont think that scientists should genetically engineer someones genes because the natural way is always the best, in my opinion

Gisselle M.

3/6/2013 12:52:34 pm

I think being able to genetically engineer a child's traits would be a good thing. But we should only use that knowledge to find a way to not have cancer or stop a certain disease but we shouldn't go overboard and think we should make everyone have perfect physical traits .

Fermin

3/6/2013 01:19:43 pm

I think they should be able to alter genes.it could help prevent diseases like down syndrome,and diabetes.but i dont think they should do that because the parents should just appreciate with the way their child comes out because they are at least having a baby,some women cant even have babies and they will do anything just to have a baby and just accept the way their child is.

Erica G.

3/6/2013 01:23:19 pm

I personally think that not even to remove things such as cancer or any bad traits, should we genetically engineer our children's traits. I believe that God makes children the way they are changing them to our delight would be cheating the original ways. As well as there is always the chance of our world being over populated if people are not dying of diseases and etc.

Melonie

3/6/2013 01:29:00 pm

It shouldn't be used to just pick traits like having blue eyes. Only if a diseases run in your family. Other than that it shouldn't be used to alter a baby and how they will look

Victor L.

3/6/2013 11:26:10 pm

The reason why they should alter with childrens genetics is if there are going to stop diseases. Other than that they shouldnt mess with anyones genes

Annalise R

3/7/2013 01:05:42 am

If biologist could genetically modify people's natural inherited traits this could be a bad thing or a good thing. Some people may use this use for bad but this should only be users for good

Nick Pete

3/7/2013 03:18:34 am

I do not agree with the whole idea of altering someone's traits because its not right and things happen for a reason and you shouldnt try to change that

Angel Gutierrez Esquivel

3/7/2013 03:28:05 am

I do not agree with the idea of altering peoples gentic traits due to the fact that it is inhumane and could have an ultimate effect on the way we live and adaption would no longer be an option and in a case where the worlds climate changes drastically disabling us from bieng able to adapt fast enough considering the whole of the human race will have iot built in that we adapt our enviornment to us

nick pete

3/7/2013 03:30:54 am

i agree with your argument

Aileen

3/7/2013 03:33:29 am

I think that using genetically engineering to modify a child's trait it good only for sickness and other health problems

Estevan G.

3/7/2013 03:36:55 am

I believe that genetic engineering is morally wrong, but can benefit individuals with many inherited dieases and disorders.I believe that mankind should only use this process to cure, and not enhance.

david zepeda

3/7/2013 03:39:03 am

a child should have its natrual traits

tanisha l

3/7/2013 03:41:34 am

I agree to have our future kids genetically altered so they can be athletic and get money

oscar

3/7/2013 03:47:23 am

i dont believe they should do that because humans shouldntbe able to contrr what kind of a child they'll have

Stevie wonder

3/7/2013 04:41:03 am

Uhhhhhh.....Good Is Good All The Time....Ughh....We Should Have Natural Children And Not Change Up There Traits Cause That Means We Are Messing With Gods Creation 👼🙏

angelo arriaga

3/7/2013 05:08:16 am

i dont think scientist should change kids genes because they should have theire original traits

Maria Nolasco

3/7/2013 09:23:42 am

I truly beleive that genetic engeneering should occur only if there are possible health issues with the upcoming baby. Some health issues that could be possible candidates for genetic engeneering would be sickle-cell anemia, down syndrome and cancer.

Paloma A.

3/7/2013 09:30:18 am

I honestly don't believe that scientist should be able to do that unless they want to take out a gene that causes a certain disease. Besides that they should absolutely not chane the physical appearance of someone it is done for a reason so it shouldn't be changed.

Kendrick Singh

3/7/2013 10:40:14 am

I belevie we shouldn't alter a childs genetics or gentic problem s for that childs genetic code makeup.

Katie C.

3/7/2013 11:31:32 am

In my opinion no one should be able to change anyone. I understand that it could help eliminate some dangerous diseases but changing a person before they are even born is just horrible. Messing with how a person should be is just messed up.

El Compa

3/7/2013 03:06:33 pm

Ehhh....Gentics Are Not Ment To Be Touched Like Little Kids Unless We Have A Bunch Of Micheal Jackson's In The World And We Should Let God Handle How Our Baby's Come Out Unless It Looks Like Chris Bosh Then We Need To Change Something

Desmond Johnson

3/8/2013 04:43:34 am

I believe scientist should only do that when its it comes to saving lives. But when peoeple do it to become something there not it shouldnt be allowed.

Cooper Parrini

3/9/2013 08:28:38 am

I feel the altering of children's genetics should be limited to removing life-threatening diseases like cancer and other dangerous factors. If I were a parent I would absolutely want scientists to prevent my child from having a very short life due to any harmful diseases.

Jasmine W.

3/10/2013 07:26:34 am

I think that we should be able to genetically atler a child's inherited traits only because it could help prevent certant diseases that could change the child's life in a negitive way.

Alan Flores

3/11/2013 12:36:38 pm

At one point in our species' future, we may be capable of changing someone's genes before they're born, drastically changing their health, appearance, or abilities. While the applications and usefulness of changing someone's genetics seem desirable, I think the risks and ultimate results of making "perfect children" are many as well.
The positive outcomes of "playing god" are obvious. Because we already know where a lot of disease susceptibilities are on the genome, we could find, delete and replace the genes in the gametes. Things like Tay-Sachs, hemophilia, ADD, premature baldness, color blindness, etc, could be virtually eliminated from the genetic pool. Children could be born healthier, with longer lifespans, higher IQ's, and maybe even less violent. However, if you've ever watched films like GATTACA, the results of a society like this seem gloom and frightening.
This brings me to my next topic, the downside to genetic manipulation. If some particularly wealthy soon-to-be parents ordered their child to be born without any chance of diseases, disorders, or deformities (therefore making them a 'perfect human' in a sense) this could set up social classes and lead to a 'sub-standard human' (like in the movie). Whole future wars, revolutions, riots, and crimes could become of simply attempting to create a human being with a perfect health and brilliant mind.
So my thoughts are that we should set up a list of genetic diseases of which are legal to replace with healthy genes (such as life-threatening cancers, Canavan disease, etc), genetic disorders that are not so life threatening but also detrimental (like mental illness, cleft palate, asthma) which would be legal but very expensive and regulated to change, and finally genetic traits that do not severely effect the child's health (like albinism, polydactyly, green eyes, etc.) could be banned to change in gamete cells. How we exactly draw the line between legal and illegal genes to change I do not know. World-wide voting maybe?
So in conclusion, we could use genetic engineering to prevent or completely eliminate certain diseases, making children's future lives a lot happier. But changing a child to be smarter or have a certain skin tone would be a bit to unnecessary, or unfair to other children. This is why I think we should altogether abandon the idea of genetic engineering in humans and just learn our own genetics to try to prevent what we find undesirable (like knowing our kids might have Tay-Sachs with someone would help). So yeah.
-Alan Flores Period 6 3/11/13

Alan Flores

3/11/2013 12:38:36 pm

Yes, I did contradict myself in that last paragraph.

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