1. Human Genetic Engineering
Megan Ritchie, Jonathan Meyers, and Elizabeth Berry

2. 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
Preimplantation Genetic DIagnosis- (embryo screening) Introduced in the 1990s it was first used to determine the sex of embryos to minimize sex linked disease. Now days it is used for sex sex selection and creating savior siblings that would easily be able to transplant tissues to sick siblings. Embryos are created through Vitro fertilization and tested for certain genetic diseases. Only the embryos without the mutation would then be implanted into the mother’s uterus.

3. Pros -Avoiding Diseases -Longer Life Expectancy
- Better Pharmaceuticals

4. Cons - Safety - Ethical Issues - Limits Genetic Diversity
-Genetic Discrimination
Will the artificial genetic mutations create new diseases/mutation’s?

5. Ethical Issues
Social
From debate.org - 54% say ethical, 46% say unethical
Religion
Diversity
Religion- Humans should not be messed with and are born according to God
Social gap- Rich being able to afford it more where the poop are left behind genetically.

6. Countries Countries that have banned HGM Australia Brazil Canada
South Korea
Italy
(many others)
Countries that allow HGM
Russia
Chile
Argentina
South Africa
Colombia

7. From the Business Insider http://www. businessinsider

8. 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
Training the immune system to attack the disease causing agent

9. Designer Babies Genetic Disease Sex Determination
Fatal
Nonfatal
Sex Determination
Sex-linked disease
Phenotype Characteristics
Abilities
Preset to excel in desired areas
Prevention of diseases. How far?
Hair and eye color, height, weight, etc.
Athletic events, artists, etc
Regulations

10. Human Genome Project noun: what they do:
-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
what they do:
-provided information on the human genes, their structure, their organization, and where they are located.

11. 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
Stem cell transplants
“In a world’s first, researchers at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou confirmed they had engineered embryos to modify the gene responsible for the fatal blood disorder thalassaemia.”
“It is entirely unnecessary since there are already many ethical ways to avoid thalassaemia. This research is a classic example of scientific careerism - assuring one's place in the history books even though the research is unnecessary and unethical." -Human Genetics Alert Director, Dr David King

12. Citations Arnold, Paul. Bright Hub. N.p., n.d. Web.
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Knapton, Sarah. "China Shocks World by Genetically Engineering Human Embryos." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 23 Apr Web. 12 Nov
Uman Being. "Human Genetics Alert." Genetic Modification:This Time It’s Personal The Case Against Genetic Modification of (n.d.): n.pag. Web.
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"What Did the Human Genome Project Accomplish?" Genetics Home Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov