Saturday, 10 October 2009

BUILDING A RACE OF SUPER HUMANS

Researching this topic further I have began looking into the type of imagery that I would use in my illustrations.

I began by producing a list of key words surrounding the issue such as Genes, DNA, Chromosomes, enhancement, body parts, perfection, evolution, characteristics....

Topics that will also link into this are Human Cloning, IVF treatment (Test tube babies), Gene therapy. As an outcome of being able to 'Build' your own desired child it would be expected that only desired traits such as beauty and brains with popular characteristics would be most commonly selected - leading to a race of supermodels, athletes and Einstein's.

I would be promoting a society that only the wealthy could afford creating a divide between those who have the 'designer' traits and those who don't.

As much as there is controversy that this is un ethical, I do believe that at some point in the future this will be an option that is available, and it will be taken as parents will want the perfect children. Why wouldn't you?  

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