What genetic modifications do you believe would make the world a better place?

Human skin capable of photosynthesis and impervious to sun damage.

I don't like genetic modification of any gender and type,tough I must admit that maybe I have a bit of a sick fascination with it.
Oh,do you mean genetic mutations due to nature itself? Then everything and anything is fine.
Or scientists? No,no,no.

People should be physically incapable of eating more than they need to.

Well if we'd be immune to all the diseases. And if no retarded people were ever born again. They scare me. I always think they might attack me for no reason.

That's what I want to do when I grow up. Well, technically speaking, I shall go to the college in two years and there I will do DNA engeneering.

I personally believe it's highly unethical. Changing the nature's flow... but I do want a son, and with that, I can make sure I might get one. And I can make him blond, too

That's disguting.What you want to do,eugenetics and stuff.I hate that.I only like natural mutations.You can adopt a son,and if is not blond,who cares?

No stupid people.

None...that's playing God.

I really don't think that the answer to a better world is going to be found through genetic modifications...but hey, that's just me!

I don't think we should be messing with this. When we do we are playing God and I don't think we should be messing where we shouldn't be messing.

none!!!

Human/motorcycle hybrid

I am picking it because that's the only thing I can do and actually earn money that I am interested in. All my other interest are for history and things that I can only find a decent job as a High School (which I shall not do).
My family is nagging me to be a lawyer, but I have no intention of doing it. To me, that's the most unethacal job ever, defending the killers. But they say that it's Christian to forgive...

Nevertheless, I can find some other uses for DNA engeneering, like trying to find cure for cancer or investigating more on viruses (I just find them totally fascinating). It doesn't need to be all that bad, like cloning Hitler (I just saw 'Boys from Brazil').

Hey, so if we could do photosynthesis we could eat and not move at the same time

Realistic or Fantastical???

Realistic - Disease resistance

Fantastical - Wings

Being able to eat whatever we want and not gain weight.

None, really. You make one, that'll just open the door for more. Then, the greatest genetic engeneering idea just became a motivator for worse ones to come out, and then the whole clone thing would happen, all the conspiracy theories.

You understand what I mean.

I don't think mankind has any business playing God.

Eliminating the "killer" in killer bees, poisonous venom in snake and animal bites, animals wouldn't think of humans as food (mountain lions, sharks, etc).

Once everyone is resistant to disease.. won't there be a lot of doctors and scientists out of work? and to top that off, won't there be way toooo many people? How would we die then? Accidents only?

Be careful what you ask for - you might just get what you want.

I read a book which said if you conceive during different phases of the moon it will affect whether you have a boy or girl. It was by Linda Goodman but I can't remember what the book was called.

But read my comment above.

Forgiving has nothing to do with Christian...well many Christians are pro-death penalty,aren't they? Sure Christ was forgiving,but that's different from Christian,it isn't?
You don't forgive,simply you don't kill people if you think that killing is wrong.I will *never* understand how a country,state whatever can prohibit murder and yet commit murder-that's a way of behaving that's MORE acceptable in single individuals.I find private avenging more civil,really.Well the best thing would be not to kill anybody,but if you have to,don't try to justify your act saying is for justice.It isn't,you're just a killer.

I guess that's okay,that animal think about humans as food.Humans think of animals as food too.
And I guess that we kill more of them than they kill us...mind,that's not an animal rights activist comment or anything like that,but that's how it is.

GM food of various varieties

tiny tiny brains linked to sterility

Monsanto should produce a genetically engineered rice that doesn't cost anything to buy and doesn't require their expensive fertilizers or pesticides to grow.

You might find Rene Girard's Violence and the Sacred interesting. Well probably you'd find it really dull but perhaps enlightening. That's how I remember it anyway. He talked about capital punishment in one section, and about the difference between murder and state-sanctioned death. Basically the idea was that vengeance always leads to counter-vengeance. The state is not a person, so if the state kills your family or friend, there isn't anyone to take vengeance on, and the cycle ends.

Vengeance is not good,and so isn't counter-vengeance,but I can understand and forgive a single individual killing,because he knows he's going to do a wrong thing and BTW he's also doing something he know he can be punished for.State murder I can't sympathize with it at all,the fact that the state is not a person is what makes it bad.Is like state can do some they condemn freely and without any moral or legal trouble.
Death penalty is simply filthy and I'm so glad the country I live in doesn't have.Italy isn't the height of civilization,but about this,we are very developed and reasonable.Death penalty is just ONE degree over vengeance,just one.

doesn't have it...death penalty.
the "it" remained in the keyboard.

I am against genetic engineering in general.

None--I think God created things and people as he wanted them to be

I don't think we will ever run out of ways to die.

We are however running out of ways to live.

Umm...cats that talk. So they could tell you whenever they were sick or needed to be fed or put outside or whatever. I mean, maybe it's just what I'm feeling now (my cat died a few days ago, so I'm a tad depressed) :(

I'm sorry to hear about your cat I keep rats and it's always heartbreaking when they die.....

I just think we need to have some way to control the population problem. While it's sad that people die from disease, and it scares the crap out of me to think my family or friends or I could die from something terrible... I'm really torn about it. At work (Avon), they asked associates to sell lipsticks that the proceeds helped in the fight against Breast Cancer... while I did sell my goal(21), I thought about this a lot.

I am truly sorry to hear about your cat. I wish there was something I could say to help, but I'm a mess when I lose a pet.

On a lighter note, my cat can say "milk". She goes to the fridge and squeaks "meeealk!"

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People do that now

One that would make it possible for us to have wings and fly around. That would be the coolest and best idea I can think of.

Also, higher intelligence, and a better lean look for everyone overall. Also, how about a gene that enabled us to live longer and yet not be able to have kids as easily as we no allready do.

not if your (future) wife has anything to say about it. What if she wants a daughter instead.

There may be a little bit of a struggle there.

I don't think I'll be getting a wife (I'm female and straight).

I don't know about that, because I always wanted a son. I wouldn't mind having a daughter and a son, but one has to be male.

ok then, what if your husband wanted for some reason to only have daughters.

BTW: sorry for the confussion. I can be a bit ethnocentric like that sometimes.

Oh, it's okay, no offense taken.

I don't know what I'd do. Good question. Well, if we both wanted just one sex, than I guess we should compromise - both, as I said. After all, I would be the one carrying the baby for nine months and the only thing he has to do at the start is the best part of it all (well before the baby is born).

or, I got one. How about you don't revert to genetic engering in such a case. Say, you both disagree, and both wanted to use it as a means to controling the baby's gender. Why don't you then just neither "make it" a boy or "make it" a girl, but instead just not do anything and wait for the results.

See what I was getting at.

That's a good suggestion... it's like Russian Roulette... okay, not that bad, it's like the wheel of fortune. Thaks

I think America would be a better place if we didn't have the death penalty. I think our motivations for using it are all wrong. Whenever someone's up for the death penalty, you'll hear the prosecutor talking about how this person's death is the only way to bring justice to the victims. Who cares about the victims? I don't give a damn about those people! Just get this psycho off the street before he ax-murders somebody else. That said, I also sometimes think that since we make no effort to actually "rehabilitate" people in prison, in many cases we'd be better off killing them anyway. I guess I think the whole idea of punishment is somewhat wrong-headed. It can have a useful psychological effect but when you're talking about murder I think you need psychotherapy, not incarceration.

Everyone an IQ of 140+

I think murders and rapers and everybody who commits a violent crime has to be kept away from society,not for punishment,but for the safety of those around him.

Thanks They and Biggles. Sorry I sorta couldnt reply to both at once :)
I dunno, it's sort of sad. OK, its VERY sad, but when you sorta think (this is gonna sound really stupid) that wherever they are, they're happy. Get me?
So yeah.

I don't think genetically modifying organisms is a good idea.

glad I can help.

I'd like that idea. Then I'd actually could make some real friends

Well, thank you for your suggestions, and reminding me that my future husband won't necessarily want a son.

as far I am conserned, surprise me!! But I am not too sure if want to have kids in the first place. They're noisy, they're expensive ($200,000) and I didn't even like myself when I was a kid (yeah, I musta had self esteen issues or something)

Then again, I am only a college kid, so my opinion of children may one day change. Well, I still have at least 6 years to "sleep on it", which is something I am gonna have to work on doing more (sleeping)

Yeah, I know kids can be a real pain in the ass. I have a younger sister, that's how I know it.

You know what I want my son to be like - have you even seen Omen? Well I want him to be as quiet and as patient as little Damien.

Hehehehe... oh, the implications.

oh, well, then I guess that's why you want to have a son. YOu want the "best of both worlds". If you think about it, kids of both genders have their advatages and disadvatages. An interseting fact, both parents tend to want a kid of their own gender, and often tend to overlook their disadvantages and see the advantage a lot clearer.

For instance, most (potential) dads don't think about the higher car insurance rates and possible dilinquency they may have to put up with, and instead right before birth, they continuously insist on "wanting a boy."

Well, I think that sons are a smaller work when it comes to explaining (for me). I mean, I won't have to go through the whole 'Where do babies comes from?' thingy. And with girls, there is that blaster puberty and period.

I want a son simply because many things I wanted my whole life where more available for male population. My dad was telling me few days ago about how wrestling (the real one) develops all the muscles in your body. I wanted that, but he told me that girls do not wrestle. That kind of got me pissed.

you can still wrestle. Its not like you still need for him to sign any waivers. All you need is to sign up for any wrestiling classes in your local area. There's no need to get pissed off about it.

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Don't believe in it.

Take out that "serial killer gene" since they say it's hereditary. And that "cancer gene" too.

Hehe. True, the tendency exists, but I want only daughters.

I disagree with you comment about cows ????????? it would only temp me more to tip one over although I've never seen a cow in the live flesh

None. I think there are certain aspects of science that mankind is better off leaving alone.