Science Education | Genetic Engineering Progress & Ethical Dilemmas
Genetic engineering has been at the heart of modern biotechnology for decades and presents us with both plenty of chances as well as doub table ethical concerns.. First of all, it is dealing with managing the genetic material of organisms by making it each organism to develop specific characteristics or goals. Genetic engineering is a great tool that can be used for the production of insulin (for diabetes sufferers) to the treatment of genetic diseases (for example sickle cell anemia or hemophilia).
A significant breakthrough that enhanced the speed is the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, which gives researchers the ability to make exact gene mutations with formerly unimaginable levels of speed and accuracy. This fabrication has been a star in research on genetics with the application to fight from genetic disorders to diseases, and even crops modification for high yields and resilience.
While there are huge opportunities involved with the capability of modifying the basic components of life, ethical problems and concerns are also associated with that capacity. Irrespective of predicted benefits, bioethical issues like unintended consequences, genetic discrimination, and designer babies have challenged the research community and the society as a whole parallelly.
On the other hand, genetic engineering keeps making progress and that is why it is important to go though the ethical issues and to take advantage of the great opportunities at the same time for both the problems’ solution and the improvement quality of life for everybody.
