Gene Alteration
Title: Gene Alteration
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 3079 | Pages: 11 (approximately 235 words/page)
Gene Alteration
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 3079 | Pages: 11 (approximately 235 words/page)
Altered Genes
Each of us carries about half a dozen defective genes. We remain blissfully unaware of this fact unless we, or one of our close relatives, are amongst the many millions who suffer from a genetic disease. About one in ten people has, or will develop at some later stage, an inherited genetic disorder, and approximately 2,800 specific conditions are known to be caused by defects (mutations) in just one of the patient's genes. Some
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there is anxiety that such manipulation could become a luxury available only to the rich and powerful. Some also fear that widespread use of this technology could lead to new definitions of "normal" that would exclude individuals who are, for example, of merely average intelligence. And, justly or not, some people associate all genetic manipulation with past abuses of the concept of "eugenics," or the study of methods of improving genetic qualities through selective breeding.