Comments on: Gene mapping http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/ "Please send me evenings and weekends" Mon, 21 May 2012 15:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Skuds http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/comment-page-1/#comment-98856 Skuds Thu, 15 May 2008 23:06:52 +0000 http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/#comment-98856 Thats the problem isn't it? Where do you draw the line between medical conditions and merely 'undesirable' characteristics? Thats the problem isn’t it? Where do you draw the line between medical conditions and merely ‘undesirable’ characteristics?

]]> By: Allan Barker http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/comment-page-1/#comment-98852 Allan Barker Thu, 15 May 2008 16:05:40 +0000 http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/#comment-98852 Hi there, Gene mapping and the human Genome project are great, as long as they stay directed towards medical research and developing cures for major diseases. I'm a bit unsure about the "gene shopping" culture to pick the perfect baby. Won't we all end up as clones of each other? Cheers Allan Barker Hi there,
Gene mapping and the human Genome project are great, as long as they stay directed towards medical research and developing cures for major diseases. I’m a bit unsure about the “gene shopping” culture to pick the perfect baby. Won’t we all end up as clones of each other?

Cheers
Allan Barker

]]> By: skud's sister http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/comment-page-1/#comment-98789 skud's sister Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:58:02 +0000 http://skuds.org/2008/04/gene-mapping/#comment-98789 I guess some of the simplest genetic manipulation would come first - choosing gender reliably for example. And while this would be useful for preventing gender specific diseases there will be people who see being female, for example, as almost as bad as a disease. (Although a Bangladeshi friend was very glad that she had the baby girl she was hoping for...) I guess some of the simplest genetic manipulation would come first – choosing gender reliably for example. And while this would be useful for preventing gender specific diseases there will be people who see being female, for example, as almost as bad as a disease. (Although a Bangladeshi friend was very glad that she had the baby girl she was hoping for…)

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