Genetics is the study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits (Poretto). This knowledge could be used to alter the course of a future human life. This knowledge could even be used to stop a potentially painful life before it starts. Genetic engineering, like any other science, is a tool. Like any other tool Genetic Engineering is neither inherently positive nor inherently negative. Genetic engineering’s benefits outweigh the potential negatives, and in spite …showed first 75 words of 1275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…a clone could have a completely different personality than the original. So would it be morally wrong to clone an infertile mother to create a baby? Again this is not a question for science to answer. Fear is a powerful motivator, and a powerful deterrent. What is done today will greatly affect tomorrow. Genetic research is the present and future of medical science. Fear should not be allowed to stop the development of genetic research.