On Monday in the workshop and on Tuesday at tute we were hinting at the idea of Eugenics, which to me is terrifying and I always thought that even if we do have the technology to do this why would you want to? Almost everything we do is about survival and I'm sure there is an element of this in Eugenics but there are so many other ethical issues involved. I found this article on designer babies which is quite interesting of someone who is really in favour of it but it also highlights some of the ethical issues:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/designerdebate/
Also check out some of the links at the bottom of the article about three parent embryos. It is becoming a huge worry to me and a threat to the concept of a family as we know it.
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