https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOHbn8Q1fBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ZQC_yhmZY
https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-crispr-cas9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47pkFey3CZ0
Watch the video TED Talks The ethical dilemma of designer babies – Paul Knoepfler
Watch the video A Moral Dilemma: Saviour Sibling or Spare Part Baby?
Read CRISPR-Cas9 and Watch CRISPR Basics
1.In the TEDTalk,Paul Knoepfler talked about two hypothecial kids, Jenna and Maryann. Describe what he said were the differences between a “natural’ kid and a “GM’ kid.
- What kind of risks/issues, good and bad, can be seen with these “GM” kids?
- Explain how CRISPR-Cas9 is used to create GM kids.
- Is it wrong to produce designer babies, tested to ensure the absence of harmful genes, to be tissue donors for sick siblings? Share your thoughts.
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