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a.) Gene therapy involves the manipulation of genes to fight or prevent diseases. Put simply,
it introduces a "good" gene into a person who has a disease caused by a "bad" gene. Gene
therapy does have risks and limitations. The viruses and other agents used to deliver the
"good" genes can affect more than the cells for which they're intended. If a gene is added to
DNA, it could be put in the wrong place, which could potentially cause cancer or other
damage.
b.) Enhancing humans is still in the future, but the basic argument in favor of doing so is that
it could make life better in significant ways by enhancing certain characteristics of people.
We value intelligence, beauty, strength, endurance, and certain personality characteristics
and behavioral tendencies, and if these traits were found to be due to a genetic component
we could enhance people by giving them such features. Advocates of genetic engineering
point out that many people try to improve themselves in these ways already by diet,
exercise, education, cosmetics, and even plastic surgery. People try to do these things for
themselves, and parents try to provide these things for their children. If exercising to
improve strength, agility, and overall fitness is a worthwhile goal, and if someone is praised
for pursuing education to increase their mental capabilities, then why would it not be
worthwhile to accomplish this through genetics? Genetic engineering for enhancement is
still a ways off of such this traits.
c.)Gene therapy has some potential risks. A gene can't easily be inserted directly into your
cells. Rather, it usually has to be delivered using a carrier, called a vector. The most common
gene therapy vectors are viruses because they can recognize certain cells and carry genetic
material into the cells' genes. Researchers remove the original disease-causing genes from
the viruses, replacing them with the genes needed to stop disease.
Gene therapy is has 100% assurance, finding a reliable way to get genetic material into cells,
targeting the correct cells, reducing the risk of side effects. In my opinion, I would still try to
submit myself even if it's not 100% sure that it can treat me, since as what I've researched,
mostly who got gene therapy are cured or enhanced.