Genetic Inequality

This source is an online journal article that addressed the negative impact genetic engineering could leave on our society. Techniques like creating designer babies and bigger, stronger athletes were included, and it elaborated on the inequalities that these advantages would create in our society. For example, the fact that many people would not have designer babies -either because of money or choice- could easily create a social hierarchy based off of gene inequality. Dr. Simmons suggested that while genetic engineering could prove useful to extending human lives, it also poses many threats to the stability of our society because of the unfairness it would inevitably forge. I think this would be a good source for our research because of her professional logic about the risks to society.

Simmons, D. (2008) Genetic inequality: Human genetic engineering. Nature Education 1(1):173 Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-inequality-human-genetic-engineering-768