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Ethical Concerns of Genetic Research

Throughout the course of the last several centuries, science and religion have been at odds with one another. During the Enlightment era, much conflict arose as to what constituted Earth- its shape, size and position in relation to the sun. In the 19th century, the squabble over evolutionist theory versus that of creationism (an argument that continues today) ensued. However, in the last decade or so, a new roadblock in the always-narrowing rift between scientific theory and theological theory has arisen: the debate over genetic research. Many conservative figures oppose certain types of genetic research, feeling the fate of one's offspring should be left to the divine; others contend that man should be able to do anything capable with technology.

Since 1978, 100,000 babies have been born via "Assisted Reproductive Technology" {Clonaid}. In the early days IFV (Invetro Fertilization) was not accepted by many conservatives. It was first viewed as the modern day return of the notoriously inhumane Nazi scientific experiments {Masci 475}. Today IFV is considered a socially acceptable method for infertile parents to have children. In 1997, Dr. Ian Wilmut successfully cloned the first she

The medical possibilities are quite exciting, and very promising. Within our cells, the strand of DNA holds all information on everything that naturally occurs in our bodies {McCormack}; date, time, and where; DNA is that specific. Recently, scientist mapped out and decoded the language of human DNA. This means scientist can take a newborn's DNA and then tell the parents every physical change that child will have or is susceptible of in life. The visit to the Geneticist will reveal cancer of the colon sixty years before its onset {Masci 432}. The language of life is now the language of doctors. With this new breakthrough comes an old science that was abandoned in the late seventies. Eugenics is the study of engineering DNA. With eugenics DNA can be changed, so therefore cancer could be "erased" from human DNA or instead of immuzations our immune systems will have the information on all viruses in our DNA so illnesses will not be as common {McCormack}. Obesity, Alcoholism and every single genetically related illness will be removed from the human Genome. Stem Cell research has been the most promising. Stem cells are cells that can repair nerve tissue. This means paralization will not be a problem in the future as well as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and any other known neurological disorder {Schaefer}. Stem cells have cured paralyzed lab rats and many more mammals. Stem cells can even be cultured (with the help of cloning cells by themselves, not whole organisms) to grow genetically identical organs for people in need of organ transplants {Schaefer}. This means no more waiting list and lottery of donor organs and the patients will not have to be on anti-rejection treatments that have immune system deteriorating side effects. All these benefits will someday medically aid the ill of planet Earth.

ep named "Dolly". This breakthrough has caused a black and white view of genetic research {Masci 151}. More recently the human Genome was decoded in the summer of 2000. This means that man now knows the genetic language (commonly referred to as "the language of God") and can now, literally, read the b

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