Plastic Surgery -

Jacob · #31 03-31-2005, 02:49 PM

I'm all for the hair colour/height/eye colour shissen. The only problem is you get people going "Nooo!! You'll get a mass of Elite gorgeous children!"

Yeh, point?

Rich · #32 03-31-2005, 03:01 PM

Heh, 'God created us like this! To change our appearances would be to go against God!'

Indeed. Georgeous Elites sound awesome.

AquaticAmbi · #33 03-31-2005, 04:18 PM

I really don't think that's even possible to do from what little I know about genetics. The moment a zygote is created by the fussion of an egg and sperm, all the characteristics are determined, including eye color, hair color, everything by the genes given from both parents. To change any sort of these traits would require the alteration of DNA.

Disgruntled Intern · #34 03-31-2005, 04:49 PM

Go watch Gattaca.

soulstice · #35 04-01-2005, 05:13 AM

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Heh, 'God created us like this! To change our appearances would be to go against God!'

Indeed. Georgeous Elites sound awesome.

I'm atheist, so it really couldn't bother me at all. Except, I do believe in the whole Hindu/Buddhist ideologies of no animal cruelty and peaceful, calm lives.

Jacob · #36 04-01-2005, 08:19 AM

Who doesn't want gorgeous children, though?

I found out last night that a parent can choose to terminate their child if it turns out to be mentally/physically disabled.

I am quite relieved i have this option if/when i choose to have mini-me's.

Oh, and what's GATTACA about? And why's it relevant here?

Rich · #37 04-01-2005, 11:36 AM

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To change any sort of these traits would require the alteration of DNA.

It is possible. There are huge debates in the UK about the morality of changing petty things such as hair colour. The fact that we can clone sheep and stuff means that we can clone humans. I think it was last year that the human DNA thing was mapped. These advances are steps along the road to georgeous children.