Question

The Human Genome Project is devoted to mapping the general DNA sequence of our species. This could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. However, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. One concern is A) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. B) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. C) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. Reactivate D) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

Answer 1

Answer:

D) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

Explanation:

• Gene therapy is a technique for correcting defective genes genes by the insertion, alteration or removal of genes within an individual's cells and biological tissues to treat disease.
• Although gene therapy is considered as a potential method of treating several diseases but till now a little progress has been seen in this field.
• Several controversial points include, short lived nature of gene therapy, immune response , problems arising due to viral vectors and possible multigene disorder.
• There arefew ethical considerations that are to be kept in mind while using gene therapy like deciding what is disability and what is disorder, does searching for a cure demean the lives of individual, the preliminary attempts of gene therapy is very costly etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is B

Explanation: