Genetically Modified People.?

Question

Why does it seem that the people who are against genetically modified food (liberals) are all for advancing stem cell research (genetically modified people)? What happens if we cure certain diseases, with genetic modification, only to find out 2 or three genrations later that we made a HUGE mistake?

Answer 1

That is one of the big debates in the area. Seems to me that the human race needs to develop immunities on its own...we cant tamper with that. People are alread thinking about being able to choose their child gender, hight, weight, strength, intelligence, hair and eye color. I don't want that...I dont' see how any reasonable person could.

I don't want to take the risk that changing the genetic structure caoul have catastrphic results later on, like the need of an ontibody that doesn't exist becase the disease has been mutated by being inside of a genetically modified person. When we are bor we already have enough things that are forced upon us...we don't need more....

Answer 2

I'm a libral, and I'm all for genetically modified food. I don't think any real libral would argue that we should stop feeding 2/3 of the world - we can only feed 2 billion people with truely organic food. Advancements in agriculture are a wonderful thing.

If we make a mistake, we make a mistake. Should we just stop trying? I don't think so.

Answer 3

what kind of huge mistake?
say that you suffer from a genetic disease caused by a fault in one gene. Any children you have may be affected by this. what if you genetically modify an embryo at the one cell stage to repair this fault and make no other changes. the child will be disease free and so will its children and their children. where's the mistake?

Answer 4

haven't heard of genetically modified "people"....
it'll take at least 3 decades tosolve the controversies surrounding the "pushing of advancement" in genetics...