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SALE - Pro Plans are 20% OFF TODAY View Plans GradeProof GradeProof 2 Spelling 0 Grammar 0 Phrasing 1 Eloquence Engine PRO Improve Writing Reduce Words Increase Words Plagiarism PRO Scroll Automatically Word Count: 557 Sentence Count: 28 Readability: 11.52 % Grade Level: 16.59 years Reading Time: 2 minutes Speaking Time: 4 minutes Type your title here... Genetic Engineering is a common theme of Gattaca, Splice, and Blade Runner. Gattaca takes place in a future where the best opportunities are given people that have the best genes, as a result from Genetic Engineering (cite). The main character Vincent has not been genetically engineered and has many health issues like Myopia (cite). He aspires to become an astronaut. So he†¦show more content†¦Eugenics is defined as â€Å"the science of improving a population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics† (cite). The film Gattaca was based on a society that uses genetic engineering for these purposes. In â€Å"The Ethics of Changing the Human Genome† Daniel Kelves argues that in the future, genetic engineering could allow eugenics to become commercialized (cite). As an example, parents who could afford the procedures would be in a position to use genetic engineering to ensure that their child will not have mental illness, grow to certain height, have a certain eye or hair colour, or even dete rmine their sexual orientation (cite). Over time this could the elimination of certain groups of the population that have these characteristics (cite). Scientists therefore have a moral obligation to society to prevent the possibility of eugenics and extinction of certain characteristics by not further advancing this technology. (expand) Secondly, the long-term consequences of genetic engineering often overshadow many of the supposed benefits. Some genes may be responsible more than a single characteristic of an individual. To give an example, someone who does not have the CCR5 gene will be less likely to contract HIV, but more likely to contract West Nile Virus (cite). In addition to this,