...to genetically engineering our children.

Good or Bad? (http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=49271)

So, at what point does it stop being "searching for diseases such as AIDS" to "Oh, I want my babyt to have blue eyes, make him have blue eyes."? Where do you draw the line?

You dont even consider the line is what you do.

Chemical Engineering is just wrong plain and simple.

Originally posted by jerejerebinks
Chemical Engineering is just wrong plain and simple.

Did you mean genetic and biomedical engineering? Because the main function for chemical engineers is to develop new technology for the large production of chemicals and to manufacture industrial products through chemical processes. They don't do much for human biological purposes.


Originally posted by Locke
So, at what point does it stop being "searching for diseases such as AIDS" to "Oh, I want my babyt to have blue eyes, make him have blue eyes."?

So would you rather no technology be developed to aid in the prevention of deadly or debilitating diseases just because of fear that some people might abuse the system for their own frivolous desires. Systems set up to help people are abused everyday, look at welfare. jerejerebinks is right, "the line is what you do." That is why there are government regulations on the use and development of such technologies that might lead to the implementation of unethical practices by some individuals. It sucks to be a scientist bound by such restrictions, but at the same time, be glad that such unethical activities cannot take place.

Originally posted by biochemgirl
Did you mean genetic and biomedical engineering? Because the main function for chemical engineers is to develop new technology for the large production of chemicals and to manufacture industrial products through chemical processes. They don't do much for human biological purposes.



Lol, yeah, I was talking specifically about the engineering of children.

Originally posted by jerejerebinks
Lol, yeah, I was talking specifically about the engineering of children.

That's what I thought, but you can't assume nothing because that just makes and a$$ out of u and me. ;)

Originally posted by biochemgirl
that just makes and a$$ out of u and me. ;)

Sorry, but I've sworn instant death upon anyone using that tired phrase. :bombout:

To assume is to err.

Yeah...that all just lost me.

But what the hey....I'll go with it.

Originally posted by LionelHutz
Sorry, but I've sworn instant death upon anyone using that tired phrase.

Wow, Lionel...death huh? Gee, that's pretty harsh for a simple phrase.

Originally posted by biochemgirl
Wow, Lionel...death huh? Gee, that's pretty harsh for a simple phrase.

I'm a moral absolutist! :D

Bad, bad, and bad. Although it is hard to stop the progress of science on the grounds of ethics, this is one area that should be left up to mother nature, and mother nature alone.