[spectre] To Cre or not to Cre

[venzha christ]

 A night session presentation on HONF open lab
Saturday, 21st May 2011 : 07.00PM (GMT+7)
by Dr. Robert James


To Cre or not to Cre 

Molecular solutions for ethical human enhancement through genetic engineering

http://www.natural-fiber.com/ 

http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/

Emerging biotechnologies promise to turn the idea of eradicating genetic  
disorders into a reality, but ethical issues related to consent and  eugenics 
appear to preclude the option of 'human enhancement'.  However,  by combining 
existing technologies, such as IVF, artificial  chromosomes, and the Cre/LoxP 
recombination system, a strategy for  enhancing the genome of your child without 
taking away their right to  consent, and without altering the genetic make-up of 
future generations,  is conceived.

Will mankind be allowed a moment to ponder the  question: to Cre or not to Cre, 
or does the absence of an ethical safety  net mean that the emergence of 
genetically enhanced humans is already  an inevitability?

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