1. Bae Jonghyuk Oh Juhee Piaoutong Cho Changhyun
Gattaca
Technology in Movies
Group 9
Bae Jonghyuk
Oh Juhee
Piaoutong
Cho Changhyun

2. Intro Genetically Designed baby : engineering of unborned children.
Parents can customize their baby’s gender and traits for perfect babies.
Designer babies are healthier and cleverer than not engineered babies.
By changing the gene assortment and the arrangement, the technology can get the best combinations of sperm and ovum in the start stage of zygote, to get the most healthy and clever baby with the best gene

3. Technology developing obstacles
The difficulty of the knowledge developing about gene.
The difficulty of society acceptance. ( law/religion)

4. Positive effects of the tech.
The prevention of illness especially genetically
Will get more talent people.
Will have benefits on medical industry..disable couple can have health baby
Specialty creation of human.

5. Negative effects of the tech.
The gap between rich clever people and poor people. -Psychologically pressure on people?
The prejudice of determined genetic info. --The underestimate of normal people
Fairness problem
(can’t go to the kindergarten/ assurance/ less possibility of finding jobs)

6. Future strategy--recommendation
Long-term investment on the knowledge development of gene. Invite more experts who’s concentrating on the tech.
Positive marketing to help people have more knowledge about this area.
Laws and regulation about the how the technology will be used and what kind of people can use
Info security law.
Government support to necessary people such as genetically disordered people who doesn’t have financial ability of it.
Culture: Everyone is the same.

7. Reality of the tech.
Due to the difficulties of various of reasons, it may not be the way that has described in the movie that people can get a perfect baby depend on their own thoughts. It may only be adopted in some special and simple areas.
But with the developing of the technology and society acceptance like cosmetic surgery, it may also be well developed like it.