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Genetic Engineering Ethics

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Gene Therapy

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Debate points include the right to access for all socio-economic groups, the risk of increasing health disparities, and the long-term safety of these treatments.

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Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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Ethical debates focus on the risks to ecosystems and native species, potential for uncontrollable spread, and long-term environmental impacts.

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Patenting Genetic Sequences

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Ethical debate points around the commodification of life, who has the ownership of genetic information, and the impact on research and innovation.

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Genetic Screening and Privacy

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Concerns include potential breaches of privacy, discrimination by employers or insurers, and the psychological impact of knowing one's genetic predispositions.

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Xenotransplantation

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Issues of cross-species disease transmission, the moral status of genetically modified animals, and long-term societal impacts.

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CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing

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Ethical concerns surrounding the potential for misuse in creating 'designer babies', impacts on human evolution, and the possibility of unforeseen consequences.

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Germ-line Engineering

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Concerns involve the ethical implications of making irreversible changes that are passed on to future generations, consent from unborn individuals, and possible ecological impacts.

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Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

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Ethical concerns revolve around the potential for 'savior siblings', social and psychological effects on children selected or rejected based on genetic criteria, and the prospect of eugenics.

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