Possibilities and Problems

Possibilities

There are several 'advancements' in biotechnology that are within the realm of possibility for the future. The primary four are as follows:

• Increasing Knowledge About the Brain and the Biological Sources of Human Behavior

• Neuropharmacology and the Manipulation of Emotions and Behavior

• The Prolongation of Life

• Genetic Engineering

Problems

Present

• Genetic Privacy

• Proper Uses of Drugs

• Embryonic Research

• Human Cloning

Future

• The Blurry Line Between Fixing and Improving

• 'Gen-Classes,' Human Rights, and Equality

• Effects of Altering Human Nature

• Human Dignity

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