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dc.contributor.advisorLong, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorHull, Lucas
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T14:17:07Z
dc.date.available2021-09-08T14:17:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-28
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/6878
dc.description.abstractGenetically modifying organisms has been a very useful technology in the development of ways that we can solve many agricultural problems. This technology, which has been around since the 1990s, is starting to be used on humans in an effort to combat many genetic diseases. But does human genetic enhancement (HGE) cross a moral line? Many consider HGE to be a form of cheating since people who have been enhanced would have many advantages over those who have not been enhanced. To address this issue, I first distinguish between modifications and enhancements. Then, in light of Ken Kirkwood’s analysis of cheating, I describe four ways in which someone can be said to cheat. I conclude that, whatever other moral lines HGE might cross, HGE is not a form of cheating.
dc.subjectCheating
dc.subjectCRISPR
dc.subjectEnhancement
dc.subjectModification
dc.subjectGenetics
dc.subjectHuman Genetic Enhancement (HGE)
dc.titleHuman Genetic Enhancement: Is it Cheating?
dc.typethesis
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-08T14:17:07Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockport
dc.description.departmentBiology
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.description.publicationtitleSenior Honors Theses
dc.contributor.organizationState University of New York College at Brockport
dc.languate.isoen_US


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