Genetic Engineering

Ethical Conflicts
1. Human Nature
  2. Greed
    1. Enhance Physical Performance for Competitive Sports
  3. Vanity
    1. Enhance Beauty
    2. Protect Youth
Playing God [9]
1. Designer Babies
  1. Using Money to Purchase Children
Genetically Engineered Crops [8]
1. Creation of New Species
  1. Invasive Species
    1. Toxic to Wildlife
2. Accidental Unwanted Genetic Recombination
  1. Health Risk
    1. Allergies
3. More Food
  1. 1. End World Hunger
  2. Cheaper Food
    1. Feed Growing World Population
No Turning Back
1. Deal With Consequences
Cure Diseases
1. Higher Quality of Life
  1. Happy Families
    1. Increased Votes for Political Parties that Support Genetic Engineering
    2. Legend: Pink = Social, Blue = Political, Green = Environmental, Orange = Economic, White = All
2. Less Economic Strain
  1. Reduced Medical Bills
Biological Weaponry
1. Increased Use of Government Money
  1. Increased Taxes
2. Terrorist Groups and Armies
  1. Biological Warfare [9]
    1. Resistant to Modern Medicine
    2. Target Specific People With Specific Genes
Mutation
1. Accidental Creation of a Virus
  1. Imbalance on Ecology [9]
  2. Epidemic
    1. Death

Resource summary

	Created by Melissa Shang about 9 years ago