Since the beginning of scientific research, discovered information has led to many discoveries and technological advancements at a rapid pace. The speed of incoming discoveries may allow us to overlook the powerful emphasis we, as humans, place on human life itself. While human research has developed an understanding of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) since Friedrich Miescher isolated the double-helix-shaped molecule, efforts to map the human genome in recent decades have opened up a wealth of opportunities for potential manipulation of the basic elements of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). life. This potential turned into reality in 2001, when the first genetically modified babies were born and scientists confirmed that they were genetically modified. These successful operations triggered a huge overflow of possibilities and further technological advances regarding human genetic modification (Whitehouse). While there is tremendous potential in human genetic modification, there is an equal amount of controversy questioning the ethics of such practices. For example, should the ability to modify a child's genetic code be seen as a technological possibility, or should it be a social obligation to ensure that all children are disease-free? Should it be a parents' right to change the genetic code of their unborn child as they wish or see fit? Or should the fetus have the right to live a life without genetic modifications? There are many valid arguments for both the positive and negative aspects of human genetic engineering. To make a claim regarding the ethics of human genetic engineering, you must analyze each potential point for your opinion to be valid. Human genetic engineering without double......middle of paper......gel. Director Frauke Sandig. 2005. Film. February 19, 2014.Evans, J.H. Playing God: Human Genetic Engineering and the Rationalization of Public Bioethical Debate. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2002. Print. Hindmarsh, Richard. "The problems of genetic engineering". Peace Review 12.4 (2000): 541-547. Premier of academic research. Network. February 23, 2014Murray, Peter. “THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL DECIDE WHETHER GENES CAN BE PATENTED OR NOT.” Singularity Hub 22 04 2013, n. page Network. February 22, 2014. http://singularityhub.com/2013/04/22/us-supreme-court-to-decide-whether-or-not-genes-can-be-patented/.Whitehouse, David. “Genetically modified babies are being born.” BBC NEWS [UK] 04 05 2001, n. page Network. 19 February 2014. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1312708.stmWinston, Morton E. and Ralph D. Edelbach. Society, ethics and technology. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2012. Print.