According to many recent
articles, scientists in the UK applying for permission to alter human embryos in order to increase their viability for in vitro fertilization. This certainly isn't the first time that genetic engineering has shown up in the news, but the debate over its ethics continues. Sure these proposed enhancements could potentially give infertile parents a higher chance of successfully conceiving a child, but at what cost? The enhanced embryonic cells are duplicated exponentially, passing on any genetic tampering to future cells and in some cases, future progeny. This is one of my and many others' concerns with genetic engineering: what are the long-term ramifications of this type of experimentation? There is a lot of grey area in this type of discussion and I would love to hear how you feel about the idea. If you have an opinion, leave a message in the comments below!
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