Recent questions tagged genetic engineering

Description : Since humans already have the biological machinery to grow complete humans from scratch in 9 months, why not utilise this capacity in its downtime to commercially grow single body parts?

Last Answer : I believe they are already working on specific parts manufacture without needing a womb.

Description : Would it be immoral to enslave someone, that was genetically engineered to want to be a slave?

Last Answer : Creating a genetically engineered underclass would be immoral.

Description : In what ways do you think CRISPR technology could change your life?

Last Answer : Probably not me, I doubt that CRISPR technology is mainstream enough to change much of anything in the short term, on a large scale. Ten years from now, maybe.

Description : Are Replicants androids, cyborgs, or genetically engineered humans?

Last Answer : They are not humans, they are not grown, they are manufactured. They were designed to be used as slaves, so it didn’t “become legal”; it was never illegal in the first place. But that is why they were to be used on distant planets, not on earth.

Description : How hard would it be to genetically engineer a plant whose fruit are actually made out of meat?

Last Answer : Let's ignore water and broad brush the chemistry to do a sense check. All Plant structures are basically 3 main components: cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin. The ratios vary to form leaves, trees, ... . It wold need to be rich in oils like jatropha or olive. Thanks for the thought starter.

Description : If, counter to your hopes, you got a second son instead of a daughter, would it be OK to turn the boy into a girl as long as the offspring has not formed its own identity?

Last Answer : No.

Description : Someone aged at least 30+ claimed to have been genetically modified at birth - was that possible?

Last Answer : Hardly. The technology didn’t exist at that time.

Description : Genetic engineering and gene manipulation; good or bad for future society?

Last Answer : I think it is BAD for society in general . Your children should come as they were meant to come ; NOT as they are designed . ..