13. Responses to Genetic Engineering

what stance does science take

morally neutral

what issues is religion concerned w

moral issues

what does science and technology throw up

ethical questions w hard answers

whats an oncogene

one w the potential to cause cancer

whats an oncomouse

a gm mouse which can carry an activated oncone

what doesnt religion have monopoly on

moral thought

what doesn’t science provide on its own

moral guidelines for research or technology

what does dame mary warnock suggest

Christians can only extend decisions to wider society if they can justify it w available reason/evidence

what do christians agree

human life is a gift from god

what does this mean for genetic engineering

its an attempt to manipulate life against gods will

what do other scientists point to science and reason as

god-given abilities

whats the human genome project

an attempt to map all the human chromosomes

whats an issue w the human genome project

having such knowledge requires responsibility w use

what is genetic engineering not the same as

cloning

what does genetic engineering aim to do

engineer a unique set of genes in humans

how does it work

extract DNA from one organism and insert it into a DNA gap of another organism

what is it used for

genetically modifying humans, animals and plants

what is its potential

has no limit