Genetic Engineering Too Dangerous for humans to Experiment With: For

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

There are long-term consequences of genetically modified creatures
Use of embryos for Stem Cell Research. An embryo is a potential human life
Technologies could be used for “evil”
Slippery Slope Argument

Question 2

There are long-term consequences of genetically modified creatures

Answer 2

e.g. Dolly the Sheep
Reduced life expectancy
Long-term consequences are unknown
Dolly suffered lung disease, abnormal growth and a short life span

Question 3

Use of embryos for Stem Cell Research. An embryo is a potential human life

Answer 3

Where does life start?

If an embryo is life then you are effectively destroying life

Question 4

Technologies could be used for “evil”

Answer 4

How do you limit/protect genetic engineering?
used as weapons (terrorists could release on masses)
People can be modified to be corrupted
companies taking over
Value of human life

Question 5

Slippery Slope Argument

Answer 5

‘give them an inch and they’ll take a mile’ concept
Designer Babies (originally from preventing birth defects)