Genetic Engineering and Ethics

[Totally Not Leningrad Union]

The title explains it all, is using genetic engineering on human, plants and animals ethical?

Humans: No, I don't think we should be changing our genetic code and making fake evolution for our own desires, when this happens science has gone too far. It will also remove genes deemed unattractive or useless which is superficial but not part of the greater problem. It's like what happened with potatoes in Ireland, there was only one type of potato and they were all destroyed in a disease that affected that potato and I don't think we're going to become Burbank potatoes without a lot of issues along the way, so let's play it safe and let nature run it's course.

Animals: Same opinion that I do for humans, just a bit relaxed on the subject.

Plants: Go for it, just make sure they're safe.

What do you say NSG?

[Straughn]

Passively or aggressively literally nothing will stop the great experiment.

Nothing. It is the very nature and meaning of existence.

That being said, do i agree with what we've done already? Do i think a stopgap for horrific consequences utilising similar technology is not a good idea?
No.

[Conserative Morality]

My only problem would be adding genes that did not exist before the advent of genetic engineering to human beings. That's my arbitrary line, and I'm sticking to it.

[United Marxist Nations]

I think it would generally be helpful, as it could help eliminate genetic diseases and disabilities, as well as possibly lower cancer rates.

[Zottistan]

I'm all for it for plants, animals and humans.

[Straughn]

My only problem would be adding genes that did not exist before the advent of genetic engineering to human beings. That's my arbitrary line, and I'm sticking to it.

You know you would be more commanding and persuasive if your tail weren't vestigal.
Just sayin'

[Flaxxony]

Sure but certain things need to be understood first such as the need for genetic diversity because if people just decide they all want to be huge and tall and strong models it could cause a dangerous shift towards homogeneity that could put the human race in danger

[Straughn]

ZOMBIES

there, in first. you all saw it.

[Conserative Morality]

You know you would be more commanding and persuasive if your tail weren't vestigal.
Just sayin'

My vestigal tail is the only thing keeping me human!

[Totally Not Leningrad Union]

I think it would generally be helpful, as it could help eliminate genetic diseases and disabilities, as well as possibly lower cancer rates.

I agree, but it just goes too far. Make it like a vaccine, we are not created/evolved to be modified like that and adding it to the human genome could will make people in 3rd world nations without genes like us rich westerners suffer because they do not have the proper genes against these disabilities. It's like smallpox and Native Americans.

[Straughn]

You know you would be more commanding and persuasive if your tail weren't vestigal.
Just sayin'

My vestigal tail is the only thing keeping me human!

I haven't told you i love you nearly enough.

[Allentyr]

I fail to see why ethics should hold us back. Nazis (No, I'm not promoting Nazism as good) got a lot of new technology done because from what I know, they had little concern for such things. We should support genetic sciences more.

[Dooom35796821595]

One important distinction is the difference between germ line gene therapy and somatic gene therapy. Germ line is fine as it only affects the required cells in one human and won't be passed on to future generations. Somatic is way out of our league as we don't understand what the side affects will be, not to mention the potential for abuse and inherited superiority.

[Conserative Morality]

I haven't told you i love you nearly enough.

Smooches to you too.

[Blasveck]

We already genetically modify our crops and (if you call it genetic engineering) we selectively breed our livestock.

If the effects are purely beneficial, what would the harm be if said technology was available to everyone?

[Straughn]

I fail to see why ethics should hold us back. Nazis (No, I'm not promoting Nazism as good) got a lot of new technology done because from what I know, they had little concern for such things. We should support genetic sciences more.

There's an understanding in science that there will be a great generalization of appearance and characteristics in the near enough future from all the regional cross-reproduction .... versus isolating specific traits (see : hemophilia) as being important it would be best suiting (as it could be for stomach bacteria and cultures) to have everything homogenized. some study a while back on why Halle Barry is so "attractive" comes to mind ...

Me personally? thinking "turritopsis nutricula - elysium chlorotica-sapiens sapiens".
Yeah.

[Allentyr]

I fail to see why ethics should hold us back. Nazis (No, I'm not promoting Nazism as good) got a lot of new technology done because from what I know, they had little concern for such things. We should support genetic sciences more.

There's an understanding in science that there will be a great generalization of appearance and characteristics in the near enough future from all the regional cross-reproduction .... versus isolating specific traits (see : hemophilia) as being important it would be best suiting (as it could be for stomach bacteria and cultures) to have everything homogenized. some study a while back on why Halle Barry is so "attractive" comes to mind ...

Me personally? thinking "turritopsis nutricula - elysium chlorotica-sapiens sapiens".
Yeah.

Halle Berry isn't attractive to me
So basically, BOOTIFUL PEOPLEZ, each and every single one of them? That's not a huge problem.

[72o]

If we had the ability to eradicate disabilities and diseases by modifying genetics and didn't do it, that would be unethical in my opinion. I don't see why genetic engineering would be unethical.

[Allentyr]

If we had the ability to eradicate disabilities and diseases by modifying genetics and didn't do it, that would be unethical in my opinion. I don't see why genetic engineering would be unethical.

This. If we could stop the possibility of anyone ever being born with a disability that makes them unable to live a normal life, it'd be cruel to damn those few to such fates.

[Totally Not Leningrad Union]

We already genetically modify our crops and (if you call it genetic engineering) we selectively breed our livestock.

If the effects are purely beneficial, what would the harm be if said technology was available to everyone?

Because someone in a remote African village will totally have access too it.

[Geilinor]

If we can eradicate diseases, we should certainly research human genetic engineering.

[Blasveck]

We already genetically modify our crops and (if you call it genetic engineering) we selectively breed our livestock.

If the effects are purely beneficial, what would the harm be if said technology was available to everyone?

Because someone in a remote African village will totally have access too it.

They don't have access to running water or iPhone either. Doesn't stop the First World.

My comment was in relative terms. Genetic engineering should be available to everyone, was the point.

[Yoite]

I'm for genetic engineering in humans, plants, but not animals (with exception for the necessary experimentation).

Research into genetics has the potential to answer many of humanities questions about our own origins, as well as solve many of the problems we face biologically.

[Geilinor]

We already genetically modify our crops and (if you call it genetic engineering) we selectively breed our livestock.

If the effects are purely beneficial, what would the harm be if said technology was available to everyone?

Because someone in a remote African village will totally have access too it.

Someone in a remote African village doesn't have access to a computer, but you're still using one.

[Allentyr]

We already genetically modify our crops and (if you call it genetic engineering) we selectively breed our livestock.

If the effects are purely beneficial, what would the harm be if said technology was available to everyone?

Because someone in a remote African village will totally have access too it.

As the Tau say, for the greater good!
Really though, why deny the rest of the world from such a gift just because a few people can't have it?