Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Biotechnology/Genetic Engineering: Cloning, Fighting Disease, Gene Therapy

The Future Of Tomorrow


How Technology, Medicine, Computers, and Travel Will Change Beyond the 21st Century



We have cloned sheep, mice and cows, so what's to stop scientist from cloning a human? Like computer chips, which perform millions of mathematical operations a second, biochips can perform thousands of biological reactions, such as decoding genes in seconds.Imagine being able to cure cancer by drinking a medicine stirred into your favorite fruit juice.


Widespread use of biochips could remove the guesswork from early treatment of many diseases.Imagine using different DNA-splicing techniques, perhaps within a few years, to attempt to cure two inherited genetic diseases in fetuses. Just place your order for a new born baby with blue eyes, blond hair, higher cognition, or whatever trait a couple desires and then wait 9 months. It could be only a few years away.


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