7/30/2019 Kathleen Morrison Writing Journal (3)

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7/30/2019 Kathleen Morrison Writing Journal (3)

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Cons safety of the procedure- insertion of gene could end up changing everything, body is like a maze

- Genetic diversity- wipe out genes- all be the same?- playing God-lead to a two-tier society- genetic haves and have nots- Parents could assemble their children genetically- create a new race of humans

www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/22211.aspx

genes in all our cells code for proteins that provide the structure and function to all our tissues and

organs

-what disease should be cured, how far should the ability to extend life be able to go?

-first gene therapy trial corrected a life-threatening immune disorder in a two-year old girl now doing

well

-super human race- could create if put in the wrong hands

-picking sex of child to prevent sex-linked genetic disease

www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/humangeneng.html

-super human soldiers

Human Genome Project

-goals- identify approximately 20 000- 25 000 genes in the human DNA

-determine sequence of 3 billion chemical pairs that make up human DNA

-humans = 44 autosomes(other cells) and 2 sex chromosomes =46 pairs

-chromosome DNA holder- each codes for something different

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