Based on direct experience,…I would advise that heady promises regarding biotechnology should be viewed with a high degree of skepticism…Many…biotechnological interventions…carry with them an almost guaranteed set of deficits, inadequacies, inconveniences, and risks that are conveniently ignored in the valedictory narratives woven around them.
…
[M]ore respondents said they were concerned rather than enthused about fiddling with babiesโ genomes…Not only did most of those surveyed expect that theย cons would outweigh the pros of such interventions, a majority believed such interventions โcould exacerbate the divide between the haves and have-nots in societyโฆ.[“]…
David Masci…seems to take the side of the pro-enhancement champions,…[who] strives to normalize enhancement…[claiming] that, โHuman enhancement is at least as old as civilization.โ
…
Share this article
We cannot perfect the human; we can only push genes and protoplasm past a certain pointโand no one quite knows where it lies….
Even the most exquisitely engineered of artifacts…are prone to error and screw ups…Even when our biomedical and bioengineering prowess achieves its best, there will always be downsides.
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Read full, original post:ย To Err is Biotechnological: Reflections on Pewโs Human Enhancement Survey
