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Progressive U blogs (118) 
1 year ago

There have been many scientific advances in the genetic field recently.  One of them is the disernment of genes.  We now know what certain genes do, affect, and what traits they produce.  It is said that in the future we will have the technology and knowledge to manipulate the genes before conception in order to choose how the child will act, look, and what they will be able to accomplish.  How ethical is that?  People argue that it will better man kind.  But my question to them is, how is...

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