Gene Therapy and Designer Babies

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society

1)      Read “The Genius Babies and How They Grew.”  What questions does Slate want to answer by getting in contact with the families who used the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank?

2)      What are four concerns about creating “designer” children?

The Significance of the Human Genome

1)      What is the role of the human genome on creating an individual person?

2)      How would “designer babies” and gene therapy affect evolution according to this site?

3)      What is the ethical responsibility of the scientists that work on these technologies?

Human Genome Project Information

1)      Define gene therapy.  List the challenges to developing an effective gene therapy.

2)      Pick an article concerning gene therapy and summarize it in ½ page.

3)  What are the ethical issues surrounding gene therapy?  Talk about at least three.

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