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6 pages in length. A farmer in 1890's Iowa tilling his soil to prepare for next season's crops would no more understand the concept of or need for human modification and enhancement than he would the idea of cosmetic surgery or heart transplants. For him, simplicity was the mantra for his entire existence; as he aged, he expected to wrinkle; if he severed an arm, he would readapt his life to living without it; when the time came for his life to end, he would succumb to the final episode without grasping for scientific preservation. Indeed, the change in attitude that has accompanied the technological explosion clearly illustrates how people now cling to and bring about life by way of simulated processes that pose a whole host of ethical concerns with the direction humanity is headed in relation to human modification and enhancement. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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surgery or heart transplants. For him, simplicity was the mantra for his entire existence; as he aged, he expected to wrinkle; if he severed an arm, he would readapt
his life to living without it; when the time came for his life to end, he would succumb to the final episode without grasping for scientific preservation. Indeed, the
change in attitude that has accompanied the technological explosion clearly illustrates how people now cling to and bring about life by way of simulated processes that pose a whole host
of ethical concerns with the direction humanity is headed in relation to human modification and enhancement. "Like cosmetic surgery, genetic enhancement employs medical means for nonmedical ends - ends
unrelated to curing or preventing disease or repairing injury. But unlike cosmetic surgery, genetic enhancement is more than skin-deep. If we are ambivalent about surgery or Botox injections
for sagging chins and furrowed brows, we are all the more troubled by genetic engineering for stronger bodies, sharper memories, greater intelligence, and happier moods. The question is whether
we are right to be troubled, and if so, on what grounds" (Sandel 50+). The antagonistic issue of ownership is one that
transcends virtually all boundaries of what might otherwise be considered a civilized society. From ancient Rome to contemporary times, the fight for lawful claim upon a certain entity has
always been ensnared within the confines of mans contempt for fair distribution of any given commodity. The concern over the absence of any copyright protection laws for human genomics
databases is but one of myriad issues surrounding the entire precarious research program; with sensitive and pertinent information being discovered in relation to human genomics research, and the fact that
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