kaist 2011 fall semester_revst_designer baby presentation

강성민, 성영제, 유태선, 이남일, 김승민, 권동욱,

배재완, 정수황, 전승제, 황대희, 구태균

Revolutions in Science & Tech. Professor Mina Park

Final Presentation

Designer Babies

Yes or No?

We‟re smart and intelligent… But we still have problems

Introduction(1)

You might want to choose..

Non-Smoking???

World Star???Blue Eyes???

Introduction(2)

Are we to play God??

Introduction(3)




Final Presentation

Designer Babies

Yes or No?

정수황


Final Presentation

찬성의견1 ;

질병을 고칠 수 있는 이득이 있다

Arguments #1 For

There are benefits of being able to

cure disease

Many parents want to

choose for their child‟s

traits

Poll

http://health.msn.com/pregnancy/zogby_designerbabies.aspx

To search for genetic mutations

that could develop into a

chronic disease.

PGD?(Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis)

It takes place before implantation

List of disorders that could be treated using PGD

Phone call with Lisa Nash

Lisa Nash

Which lifestyle would you wish

your children to have?

http://www.weaponsforless.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kids-cystic-fibrosis.2.jpg

http://www.healingtalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/cystic-fibrosis-can-it-be-reversed.jpg


Final Presentation

반대의견1

현재 맞춤아기 기술은 질병치료에 사용하기는 부족하다

Against 1

It is too early to apply current „designer

baby‟ technology for medical purposes

강성민

No technique that guarantees 100%

Distributed

properties

or

Genetic diseases are

not Y/N problems

Usually determined by

not static properties

(ex. Hormones)

Hard to distinguish

diseased embryo

Probability

CalculationWould be dead


As a result of probability calculation, many

healthy babies would be dead

Not caused by one gene


Some tests are dangerous

Genetic disease is not caused by only

one gene

gene1

gene2

gene3

Genetic

Disease

Dangerous!

구태균


Final Presentation

찬성의견2 ;

기술적인 문제는 해결될 수 있다.

Arguments #1 For

Technical problems can be resolved

Who could imagine we could

throw an object to thousands

kilometers away?

Example of Amazing Technical Improvement

Technological foundations to create „designer babies‟ #1

Human Genome Project


Cost required to sequence individual human genome

We will provide

Genome Analysis for

5000 dollars.




Final Presentation

Designer Babies

Yes or No?

What if the technology

develops?

If it becomes available?

이남일


Final Presentation

반대의견2

맞춤아기는 계급의 발생을 초래한다 – 사회적 측면

Designer babies lead to a discriminative “class-

oriented” society

Movie GATTACA (1997)

Hierarchy Generation

Negative Cycle

Gap Between Classes

The gap in society as it exists today will get wider

Cost required to sequence individual human genome

발표자 ; 배재완


Final Presentation

Arguments #3 For

From the economic perspective, designer

babies should be developed

찬성의견3

경제적인 측면에서 맞춤아기는 발전해야 한다

Cost of PGD vs Cost of medical

treatment

PGD is more economical than medical treatment

PGD Medical treatment

• IVF ($ 10,000)

• ICSI ($ 1,500 ~ 2,500)

• Embryo biopsy($ 1,500 ~ 2,500)

•

•

•

• Antibiotic treatment

• Gene therapy

• Chest therapy

• Drug•

•

•

Cost of PGD vs Cost of medical

treatment

권동욱


Final Presentation

반대의견3

윤리학적인 측면에서 맞춤아기는 실행될 수 없다.

Against #3.

From an ethical perspective, „designer babies‟

should not be permitted..

Money vs. Life(1)

Do you really think that the economic

advantages overwhelm the value of lives?

Money vs. Life(2)

Life is much valuable

than Money

We must not try to

compare life w/

money

Designer Baby as an Accessory

Parents expect their child as a product

or accessory for their tastes.

Disposal of Designer Babies

Implantation is even not occurred.

We do not consider it as a baby.

It‟s just a material for

research.

Numerous 8 stage cells died

naturally (not intended)

8 Stage cell is not a Life

유태선


Final Presentation

반대의견4

장애인들이 현재보다 더 소외될 것이다.

Against #4.

The disabled will become even more

isolated and discriminated upon.

Process

Be more

minor class

The disabled will become even more isolated and discriminated upon.

National

Support will

decrease

Overall condition

for the disabled

gets worse

Disorder

(90% is acquired)

The disorder problem would not be changed.

Consumer Reports

: N. 소비자고발

전승제


Final Presentation

찬성의견5

자식에게 좋은 조건을 제공해주는 것은 부모의 당연한 책임이다.

As parents, it is a dutiful responsibility to provide their

children with the best possible conditions.

Parents do For their kid..

Mencius

: N. 맹자

Like that!

Parents do their best for their Offspring

Mencius Mother

: N. 맹모

Mencius Mother 3-

times Moving

: 맹모삼천지교

Like that!

Parents‟ Mind ; Mencius mother 3-times moving

Parents do their best for their Offspring

Design their baby is parent‟s authority

Designing is Reasonable

성영제


Final Presentation

반대의견5

아이들도 자신의 인생을 선택할 권리가 있다.

Against #5.

The children, too, have the rights to

make their own decisions.

Video Clip – My Sister‟s Keeper (2009)

Story of Lesbian couple

with hearing disorder

Deaf not obstacle

Deaf Choose Deaf?

Designer baby ignore the most fundamental right for human

Fundamental right




Final Presentation

Designer Babies

Yes or No?

김승민


Final Presentation

반대의견6

진화론적으로 생물의 다양성을 감소시킨다.

Against #6.

The diversity of living organisms will

decrease from an evolutionary perspective

Evolution Aspects(1)

Now

Designer Baby would be design to have contemporary good

genetic character

Why am I

looks so fat?

SLIM

SLIM

Genetically

Recombine

SLIMFAT

Evolution Aspects(2)

This Unstable gene pool would cause extinction or

bottleneck effect

SLIMFAT

Glacial Epoch

Only Fat People would

survive in glacial epoch

SLIMFAT

배재완


Final Presentation

찬성의견6

보기 좋은 떡이...

Designer baby is real evolution

VS

Which world do you want?




Final Presentation

CONCLUSION

Yes or No?

Arguments FOR PGD

Technological prospect

Economic benefits

Parents‟ rights to choose

World full of perfect

people! :)

Arguments AGAINST Unreliable technology

“Class” society

Babies = product

Handicap discrimination

Child‟s freedom restrained

EYES

FACE

BODY

IQ

EQ

Yes? No? => Need for boundaries

YES NO

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What‟s Your Verdict?

kaist 2011 fall semester_revst_designer baby presentation

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