TED ADANA COLLEGE / 10-C
Should We Edit Our Children ’ s Genomes ?
Hazal DİNÇER
What is gene-editing ? Can we edit our children ’ s genomes ? Should we do that ? We can keep asking plenty of questions since this is a very complicated issue .
Scientists have discovered that we can edit children ’ s genes when they are embryos . Gene-editing is like changing embryos features that will be beneficial in preventing some diseases like cancer , dementia , cardiovascular or other similar ones . It has a risk for sure , but yet again , it is low enough , so people could be encouraged to do that . Dr Kevin Smith says : ‘ Genetic modification is the only conceivable way to deal with multiple disease- associated genes within an embryo ’.
Genetic modification gives a chance to doctors to protect future lives from common illnesses mentioned before .
In my opinion , our children should be given this chance since everyone deserves a healthy life . Furthermore , it should be passed to future generations .