Why the genetic engineering is ethical?

Answer 1

Religion has been one of the biggest obstructions to scientific development and success. Medical science has faced some of the most disgusting attacks from religious fanatics hiding behind facades of morality and righteousness.

Answer 2

We should definitely do it, both on organisms we use and also on ourselves. First, we should proceed with golden rice. Golden rice is rice that has been genetically modified with beta carotene. This will help prevent hundreds of thousands of cases of blindness from poor diets every year. It will be a boon to mankind.

Second, we need frost resistant crops, arid crops, and crops with longer shelf lives. We also need to engineer yeast that are more efficient fermenters. Most commerical yeast die when alcohol concentrations exceed 20%. We need yeast that can continue to thrive up to 50% alcohol, so that we can reduce the energy requirements for distillation. We also need yeast that are more efficient with corn stalks (now used for silage--animal feed) instead of corn, or switch grass.

But the small fraction who are "intelligently designed" may pass on some of their genetic heritage. And even if they don't, society will still benefit from the enhancements with which they have been artificially endowed.

The ethics of genetic manipulation are solidly behind me. Human beings got where we are today by tinkering with nature, whether mining and burning fossil fuels or splitting atoms for energy. Our species does not simply sit around waiting for things to happen--we make them happen. We are the authors of our own destiny. It is time we quit wimping out and seized our opportunities.

Answer 3

Genetic engineering, as with any other form of engineering, is neither ethical or unethical.

The ethics lay in the uses to which it is put.

Selective breeding, which is a form of genetic engineering, has been practised since before recorded history. That includes the selective breeding of people.

Answer 4

Some believe genetic engineering is moral because it can be used for the good of mankind. Others believe it is not moral because the DNA should not be artificially changed. Still others question the uses of genetic engineering based on the way it is being used. Ultimately, whether one considers genetic engineering as moral is something they must determine for themselves.