EDST 391 Ethics & the Human Genome

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Date:
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Required readings:

• Reprogenetics: third millennium speculation. Viewpoint, Lee M. Silver, EMBO Reports, 2000, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 375-378. (Note: You can download a pdf copy from the site.)

1. If genetic modification techniques were able to safely enhance any human trait, to what extent (if any) would you genetically modify your own child? If no, why not? If yes, what specifically would you eliminate or enhance?
2. If genetic modification started becoming commonplace in our society, how would that affect parents, families, and society itself? Please think beyond the obvious.

• There will be a short quiz at the beginning of class.