Do you support genetic modification for humans?

Do you support genetic modification for humans?

  • Yes

    Votes: 61 64.2%

  • No

    Votes: 34 35.8%
  • Total voters
    95
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Do you think human genetic modification should be allowed or do you think it should be regulated or even banned?
 
Yes, could solve a lot of issues, though a lot of them can't. Most of them are in government.
 
When people think of gene editing they initially think of it for the wrong reasons - I want a girl with blue eyes, brown hair etc. Statistics show that up to 25% of people are born with some form of genetic disease or defect (some more serious than others), and gene editing has the potential to correct these genes and give these people a 'normal' life. The research required though is quite a far way off I reckon though so the sooner we crack on the better.
 
Of course it should be allowed but to start off probably regulated, genetic modification will only lead humanity to a brighter and better future. The only cause for concern is, will it be available to everyone? I imagine such advancements may create a gap between the normal human and the genetically superior. The movie Gattaca is a nice example of society if we attain such technology.
 
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Humans have been genetically modified since we got here, we have adapted and evolved whether we supported it or not.

In the scientific way that's just going to speed up natural evolution and might even fix some things that evolution might not cater for, so yes I support it.
 
No, too little about it understood and many humans with that kind of power do st00pid and greedy things.
 
Yes, EFC is boring now. Would be better if the okes had talons or scales.
 
Theoretically, yes I support it for reasons already provided such as eliminating defects and hereditary diseases, but as we all know, the science is likely only going to be available to the highest bidder, with very different aims. Since overall, humanity seems to still not have properly grasped the concept of a moral code, I can only see this being used for super soldiers or the like.

So it's a yes, but with heavy regulation.
 
I don't think we know enough, but then again how are we ever going to learn if we don't experiment on innocent children.
 
rietrot said:
I don't think we know enough, but then again how are we ever going to learn if we don't experiment on innocent children.
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Well it would actually have to happen on fertilised eggs.

And they already do this somewhat with people who have genetic diseases. They will harvest eggs from the mother, fertilise them, then do a DNA analysis to see if an egg has the genetic disease. Then only implant eggs that are free from the defect. Gene editing is already mainstream with GMOs, so we understand the mechanisms very well.

As to the people who will think it will further increase the gap between the rich and the poor: like all technologies, it will start off only being the provision of the rich, then flow to the middle class, then flow to the poor. Cellphones for example were only for rich people. Now you can buy one at pick and pay for R100.
So long as the government doesn't get a hold of it and make everyone genetically equal in every way, people will be fine.
 
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