Editing Genetics and Ethics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Genetic Priority' (Deciding which 'Edits' are ethical):'''
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def evaluate_genetic_edit(trait, is_disease, affects_future_generations):
    """
    Shows the 'Ethical Risk' of an edit.
    """
    if is_disease and not affects_future_generations:
        return "ETHIC: GREEN. (Somatic Therapy). Safe and Moral to cure the individual."
    elif is_disease and affects_future_generations:
        return "ETHIC: YELLOW. (Germline Therapy). High Risk - 'Consent' of the future is missing."
    elif not is_disease:
        return "ETHIC: RED. (Enhancement). Danger of 'Designer Babies' and Social Inequality."
    else:
        return "ETHIC: DEBATABLE."

# Case: Curing a man of Cancer
print(evaluate_genetic_edit("Cancer Cure", True, False))
# Case: Giving a baby 'Perfect Pitch'
print(evaluate_genetic_edit("Perfect Pitch", False, True))
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; Genetics Landmarks
: '''The 'Human Genome Project' (2003)''' → The "First Map" of human life. It raised the question: "Who Owns the Map?" (The 'Patent' battle).
: '''GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act)''' → A US law that "Prevents" insurers from "Using your DNA" against you, a "Shield" for the genomic age.
: '''23andMe / Ancestry.com''' → The "Privacy Crisis": people "Voluntarily" giving their DNA to "Private Companies" who might "Sell" it to "Big Pharma" or the "Police."
: '''Synthetic Biology''' → Creating "New Life Forms" from scratch (e.g. 'Bacteria that eat Plastic'). The ethics of "Playing God" with "Life 2.0."
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