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re: Patenting the Human Genome: What should be allowed? What will the results be?
Posted on 12/19/17 at 1:35 pm to cokebottleag
Posted on 12/19/17 at 1:35 pm to cokebottleag
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Should you be able to patent DNA that might go into a human?
Yes. DNA should be patentable if changed. Someday soon, we are going to have designer babies. You'll donate an egg and a sperm, and decide which genes you would like to be removed, which added, etc. This will be a GREAT advancement. Say goodbye to the monstrous practice of aborting babies for Down Syndrome or other genetic defects. you will be able to examine a list of your egg and sperm's genes, and select for the characteristics you want, just like people pick out baby names now. There is nothing wrong with this.
Lost in your assumption is the idea that everyone will be able to afford this. Or perhaps you are assuming a massive growth in govt services?
Both Brave New World and Gattaca forsaw your scenario. Its not a good idea.
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Posted on 12/19/17 at 1:47 pm to NYNolaguy1
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Lost in your assumption is the idea that everyone will be able to afford this. Or perhaps you are assuming a massive growth in govt services?
Both Brave New World and Gattaca forsaw your scenario. Its not a good idea.
Of course everyone can't afford it. Not everyone can afford tutoring and dance classes either, yet we allow them.
And basing our ideas of what we should and should not do on movies like Gattica seems silly. Should we base our policies on the environment off of Day After Tomorrow?
Posted on 12/19/17 at 2:05 pm to NYNolaguy1
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Both Brave New World and Gattaca forsaw your scenario. Its not a good idea.
That was one seriously disturbing movie in the nature of what it covered, as opposed to something like Saw.
Yet it didn't do too well at the box office, and almost no one has the slightest idea of what it was about.
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Lost in your assumption is the idea that everyone will be able to afford this. Or perhaps you are assuming a massive growth in govt services?
You really think genetic engineering won't be dirt cheap in the long run? Not talking about avoiding genetic conditions that are expensive to treat, just the mechanics of the whole thing. I think prices will drop in a manner similar to DNA sequencing. Used to have human genome projects, now we have 23andme.
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