Transcript Human Genetic Engineering

Human Genetic Engineering
Megan Ritchie, Jonathan Meyers, and Elizabeth Berry
Definition and How it Works
The science of manipulating or controlling genes
and genetic combinations
Extracting DNA and placing it in someone else
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eprl7c0rks
Pros
-Avoiding Diseases
-Longer Life
Expectancy
- Better
Pharmaceuticals
Cons
- Safety
- Ethical Issues
- Limits Genetic
Diversity
-Genetic
Discrimination
Ethical Issues
Social
From debate.org - 54% say ethical, 46% say unethical
Religion
Diversity
Countries
● Countries that have
banned HGM
● Countries that allow
HGM
- Australia
- Russia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Canada
- Argentina
- South Korea
- South Africa
- Italy
- Colombia
From the Business Insider
edited-human-genome-laws-2015-4
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-
Gene Therapy
The treatment of a disease by altering the genes already inside
of a person to halt the disease
Ways this is done:
Replacing mutated genes
Removing the defective gene and replacing it with a working copy
Fixing mutated genes
Turning on/off certain genes to stop/protect against the disease
Making disease cells evident
Designer Babies
● Genetic Disease
○ Fatal
○ Nonfatal
● Sex Determination
○ Sex-linked disease
● Phenotype Characteristics
● Abilities
○ Preset to excel in desired areas
Human Genome Project
noun:
-a federally funded U.S. scientific project to identify both the genes and the
entire sequence of DNA base pairs that make up the human genome
-originated in 1985-1990
what they do:
-provided information on the human genes, their structure, their
organization, and where they are located.
First Confirmed Engineered Embryo
Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou
Thalassaemia
Genetic blood disorder
Less hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than average
Unexpected mutations occurred
ethics
Treatment-other than genetic engineering
Blood transfusions
Citations
Arnold, Paul. Bright Hub. N.p., n.d. Web.
Friedman, Lauren F. "These Are the Countries Where It's 'legal' to Edit Human Embryos (hint: The US Is One)." Business Insider.
Business Insider, Inc, 23 Apr. 2015. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.
Knapton, Sarah. "China Shocks World by Genetically Engineering Human Embryos." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 23 Apr.
2015. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.
www.mayoclinic.org
Uman Being. "Human Genetics Alert." Genetic Modification:This Time It’s Personal The Case Against Genetic Modification of (n.d.):
n.pag. Web.
"Is Human Genetic Engineering Ethical?" Is Human Genetic Engineering Ethical? N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.
"What Did the Human Genome Project Accomplish?" Genetics Home Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eprl7c0rks