Monday, January 25, 2010
Evo-Devo , Wagyu Mammoth and the ethical issues we discussed in class
My thoughts about Evo-Devo is inevitably full of concerns. What if everything goes haywire and Evo-Devo develops nothing more that potential threats and chaos to the world? Therefore, I talked with my friend that enlightened me with a little more positive view than I had. I talked about evo-devo with my friend and the article about could cloned mammoths be in our future as an example. My friend said why it could actually work in a good way maybe a solution for the food industry and brought up an example which I thought was rather interesting. My friend said people would love to have another source of meat - especially the curious adventurous people would and if people could have an option they could try Mammoth meat, some would like it, and some could make it into Wagyu Mammoth. :) Who knew ? This story led me a little to looking at the brighter side of Evo-Devo that as long as we are in control this could be an evolutionary development that would work in a benefit to us in various areas of our life. However, then again I think we should always come back to the ethical issues discussed in class. So is bringing back and mutating creatures ethical ? I think it has not been long before we became comfortable with In Vitro Fertilization but people do it and are getting use to it. I think the more people get familiar with Evo-Devo the more people would be using it at their benefits without raising the question of " Is this really ethical ? ". However, in my point of view, ethical issues should be raised in every occasion and be discussed throughout the society and should be able to prove that it is ethical in various ways before the significant changes it would inevitably bring to people's lives.
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