Con: Evan Goff
Intro to Gene Manipulation
A human modification to the genetic code of a living organism. Gene Manipulation is majorly used in fields such as cloning, organ farming, gene alteration, destruction, and replacements. Gene manipulation poses a great danger because it involves the alteration of genes which disturbs natures genetic code, this can cause major issues in the cases of error or misuse of the of the research.
A Wrong Step in the Dark : Gene Manipulation
"For every bright light there are shadows cast, hidden from others by the blinding radiance of light, a darkness remains."
This quote is from an excerpt of the late Dr. Alexander Goff's medical Journals from his time working in the field of Bio engineering or more specifically, gene manipulation. His medical journals show the true dark side to genetic manipulations, a side that has been long covered by the guile of research corporations. Now that these medical journals have been discovered the dangers of bio engineering can no longer be ignored.
" Today begins a new day and fresh start in the field of bio engineering being assigned in the Genetics Wing of the Umbrella Corporation is an incredible honor to me, I now believe that I will truly be able to do great things that could possibly effect everything around me. As I approach the research center it had the appearance of a first class hospital, even the flowers and the grass surrounding the building seemed perfectly up kept. Entering the building was no different, warm colors on the walls welcomed you into the building as a friendly receptionist greeted you with a smile and a "Hello". I showed the receptionist my identification and she in turn gave me the instructions to my wing were my new team and I would conduct our research. Taking my time as I walked to the genetics wing I took in my surroundings, a fountain in the open courtyard with a garden, murals lined some of the walls and if not murals art, sometimes both. Entering the genetics wing I felt cold, surprised walls grey, cages on the wall with different types animals inhabiting them, there a quite crowded. In the other room I find not more cages but computers with my team in front of each deeply entranced by the vast information on their screens, just basic research, but even basic information is crucial. I did not receive nor give a hello or any personal introduction from any of the four people in my team, maybe they really are doing something important, i should begin my work as well. I worked in silence on the isolation of a gene that may or may not be related to Down Syndrome for the rest of my work day." - July 9th, 2011
" How am I still here in this god awful place, day after day I kill dozens of living animals due to countless experiments on each, little progress has been made today. I have begun to question this field as I think up different ways that things may go wrong, for example if we were to create a genetically engineered plant with the intent of it being genetically engineered with a pesticide and planted them to feed the populace and they died due to a variables we had not foreseen what then, these what if scenarios have been playing through my head for months now, I am actually scared. Despite the thoughts in my head I move forward with my work, in hopes of the success and good that I had dreamt up as I first began here. There is still that glimmer of hope that all of the things that I have done and am doing will not be in vain, however that is only due to the horrors of what I have seen others working on, Chimeras, Cloning, Baby Designing, I feel so sacrilegious in this place that I have not been able to show my shamed face in my church for months now. A work aquatint whom I cannot consider a friend was working on organ farming, a fairly complex subject in which I have no real interest other than knowing of one of its negative outcomes. We feared the swine flu, bird flu and all of the other illnesses springing, so the question of why would we risk creating another disease one in which truly could be deadlier than meningitis, faster than the black plague, quieter than heart disease, a true epidemic. I wonder how people can be so ignorant and naive."- September 28th, 2011
" Now here is a very interesting topic, Designer Babies, as if man has not already tempered with nature enough. There is the limit man kind must remember to remain safe and I feel this borders that limit, Man and God should not share the same powers the power to create life and alter his image, is in my mind in dire need of true divine intervention. It has now been about six months since I began work in the Umbrella corporations Genetic Wing, I no longer remember the time when I had viewed this profession as a chance of truly helping man kind, all of the problems I have fixed will all be in vein at the slip of a hand, its truly at matter of time before the means to the end come forth. The risks of this profession bring destruction and downfall, sadness followed by grief, I ask my self why I am still a part of this but i no longer hold an answer. I carry burdens with me to bed as I lie awake haunted by mental images I had suppressed in my head I feel as if I worked in the slaughter house today. This is not what I wanted, this is not what I had studied to become a doctor, I feel as if my chances of reaching my full potential has slipped away, killed like the left over embryos in cold storage, there is always that over whelming thought in my head that it is not to late to quit and find a job in the real medical field, but this is just a thought. The world is viewing this from retrospect, just earlier a man stood out side our building with a sign waving at the cars passing telling how this is a true abomination, he was arrested short after and during which all I could hear where the snickers of my co-workers, who is truly the sane one I must ask." - January
A human modification to the genetic code of a living organism. Gene Manipulation is majorly used in fields such as cloning, organ farming, gene alteration, destruction, and replacements. Gene manipulation poses a great danger because it involves the alteration of genes which disturbs natures genetic code, this can cause major issues in the cases of error or misuse of the of the research.
A Wrong Step in the Dark : Gene Manipulation
"For every bright light there are shadows cast, hidden from others by the blinding radiance of light, a darkness remains."
This quote is from an excerpt of the late Dr. Alexander Goff's medical Journals from his time working in the field of Bio engineering or more specifically, gene manipulation. His medical journals show the true dark side to genetic manipulations, a side that has been long covered by the guile of research corporations. Now that these medical journals have been discovered the dangers of bio engineering can no longer be ignored.
" Today begins a new day and fresh start in the field of bio engineering being assigned in the Genetics Wing of the Umbrella Corporation is an incredible honor to me, I now believe that I will truly be able to do great things that could possibly effect everything around me. As I approach the research center it had the appearance of a first class hospital, even the flowers and the grass surrounding the building seemed perfectly up kept. Entering the building was no different, warm colors on the walls welcomed you into the building as a friendly receptionist greeted you with a smile and a "Hello". I showed the receptionist my identification and she in turn gave me the instructions to my wing were my new team and I would conduct our research. Taking my time as I walked to the genetics wing I took in my surroundings, a fountain in the open courtyard with a garden, murals lined some of the walls and if not murals art, sometimes both. Entering the genetics wing I felt cold, surprised walls grey, cages on the wall with different types animals inhabiting them, there a quite crowded. In the other room I find not more cages but computers with my team in front of each deeply entranced by the vast information on their screens, just basic research, but even basic information is crucial. I did not receive nor give a hello or any personal introduction from any of the four people in my team, maybe they really are doing something important, i should begin my work as well. I worked in silence on the isolation of a gene that may or may not be related to Down Syndrome for the rest of my work day." - July 9th, 2011
" How am I still here in this god awful place, day after day I kill dozens of living animals due to countless experiments on each, little progress has been made today. I have begun to question this field as I think up different ways that things may go wrong, for example if we were to create a genetically engineered plant with the intent of it being genetically engineered with a pesticide and planted them to feed the populace and they died due to a variables we had not foreseen what then, these what if scenarios have been playing through my head for months now, I am actually scared. Despite the thoughts in my head I move forward with my work, in hopes of the success and good that I had dreamt up as I first began here. There is still that glimmer of hope that all of the things that I have done and am doing will not be in vain, however that is only due to the horrors of what I have seen others working on, Chimeras, Cloning, Baby Designing, I feel so sacrilegious in this place that I have not been able to show my shamed face in my church for months now. A work aquatint whom I cannot consider a friend was working on organ farming, a fairly complex subject in which I have no real interest other than knowing of one of its negative outcomes. We feared the swine flu, bird flu and all of the other illnesses springing, so the question of why would we risk creating another disease one in which truly could be deadlier than meningitis, faster than the black plague, quieter than heart disease, a true epidemic. I wonder how people can be so ignorant and naive."- September 28th, 2011
" Now here is a very interesting topic, Designer Babies, as if man has not already tempered with nature enough. There is the limit man kind must remember to remain safe and I feel this borders that limit, Man and God should not share the same powers the power to create life and alter his image, is in my mind in dire need of true divine intervention. It has now been about six months since I began work in the Umbrella corporations Genetic Wing, I no longer remember the time when I had viewed this profession as a chance of truly helping man kind, all of the problems I have fixed will all be in vein at the slip of a hand, its truly at matter of time before the means to the end come forth. The risks of this profession bring destruction and downfall, sadness followed by grief, I ask my self why I am still a part of this but i no longer hold an answer. I carry burdens with me to bed as I lie awake haunted by mental images I had suppressed in my head I feel as if I worked in the slaughter house today. This is not what I wanted, this is not what I had studied to become a doctor, I feel as if my chances of reaching my full potential has slipped away, killed like the left over embryos in cold storage, there is always that over whelming thought in my head that it is not to late to quit and find a job in the real medical field, but this is just a thought. The world is viewing this from retrospect, just earlier a man stood out side our building with a sign waving at the cars passing telling how this is a true abomination, he was arrested short after and during which all I could hear where the snickers of my co-workers, who is truly the sane one I must ask." - January