Fight Dependency

Homo sapiens is completely full of masses of genetic variety, but with genetic variety comes an enormous array of genetic illnesses. These genetic sicknesses can range all the way from comparatively benign conditions to more perilous sicknesses. Some genetic sicknesses are troublesome to live with, but controllable. Eczema can be uncomfortable and upsetting sometimes and although there’s no cure there are topical cures available to relieve the symptoms. Other genetic sicknesses can be stopped from developing so long as correct measures are taken. Phenylketonuria ( PKU ) is a condition in which folk can’t eat things that have phenylalanine in them, which is related to foods with protein. Having a low-phenylalanine diet can essentially stop psychological retardation and brain damage from developing.

Then there are far more diseases that are terminal and lethal. Cystic fibrosis ( CF ), a sickness that clogs the lungs and guts customarily ends in death at a tender age. Genetic medical conditions can be debatable because they bring up many moral issues.

For one, should fetuses that are genetically ordained to develop a deadly sickness be given the chance to live? Some would see termination as merciful, and others would see it as murder. This leads on to the issue of stem cell research. stem cells research could potentially stop genetic diseases, but some see this as killing human life.

It’s tricky to solve whether a fetus counts as a human life. On one hand, a fetus isn’t equal to a homo sapien, but on the other hand it grows up to be one. The possibility of curing or forestalling genetic illnesses brings us to another issuethe future of genetic engineering. There’s something moral about forestalling genetic diseases, yet there might be something devious about the predestination of human life often. Part of human life is the power ( or illusion ) of preference and changing our genetics takes that away, even if it is for a good cause. There arenot any clear answers to these moral concerns, but the fact still is that we try and tussle with sickness and science may continue to find better strategies to do so, and the effect of these developments still have to be determined.

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