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GENE MODIFICATION

GENE MODIFICATION:
EFORCEMENT OF A SEGREGATED SOCIETY














With the ever increasing amount of research and money being put into the area of genetic technology, it is very real that in the near future people will be able to alter their genetic makeup and the genetic makeup of their offspring. The technology of gene modification does have the potential to benefit many individuals. However, with the good comes the bad, and when we are dealing with genetics the possible negative outcomes must be taken very seriously. One of the negative outcomes is that genetic modification will serve to further support and enforce our already segregated society. The foundation for increased segregation is based on an increase in the division and discrimination between the so-called "genetically weak" or "genetically disabled", the "genetically normal" and the "genetically enhanced".
The day is not far off when gene therapy will become available to the general public...

Posted by: Rebecca Wyant

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