Pimp My Child

"Hey MTV,

My mom has cancer, my dad has Alzheimer's, so please remove those genes, because I want him to be healthy. My husband has blond hair, and my hair is dark brown, but I want his hair to be blond and he has to have blue eyes like my husband.

Please MTV, you gotta Pimp My Child."

Designer babies is a term that describes a baby whose genetic makeup (genotypes) has been altered by genetic engineering combined with in vitro fertilization. Now what about this sounds like a good idea? Really, has the world gone mad? I love science and discovering new things, but I think that we've gone too far. Altering physical and medical traits of your baby for whatever reason is a too much for me to handle. How does the idea of genetically modifying your child seem right? From the beginning of mankind, the process of reproduction used to be a wonder and something to look in awe and amazement. Childbirth has always been something so great and amazing with its many intricacies that are a part of creating a precious little baby.




When did that become not good enough? Have people become so selfish that they are willing to experiment with this fascinating element of nature. Microsoft's Dictionary tells me that Designer Babies are preselected embryo: a baby preselected at the embryo stage for desirable characteristics . Now this is really mind-boggling because I can't seem to understand why anyone would think that it's okay to design your child.

Would you not love them just the same if they got your husband's brown eyes over your desired blue? OR if they had took your wife's crappy vision and had to get glasses? They're supposed to be your kid and you're supposed to love them whatever the circumstance and nothing else should matter.
Those people who are so desperate to "manifest" the perfect being.. go ahead and spend thousands of dollars.

Of course some people will argue that this is cool and that science has once again found something effective as it helps people remove genetic health threatening genes. Yeah that's all fine and dandy, but do those benefits really outweigh all of the risks of genetically modifying the embryos? Hmm.. When the first designer baby reaches 50 without suffering from any major side effects or birth defects, I'll let you know.

Till then, peace out and KEEP IT REAL. :)

Sources:
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~cam39380/images/ep317.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer_baby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vitro_fertilisation
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/he/4/43/Pimp_My_Ride_logo.jpg
http://www.bionetonline.org/English/content/db_cont1.htm

Earth Song

Take a look at some of the lyrics of the late great, Michael Jackson's Earth Song.

What about nature's worth It's our planet's womb What about animals We've turned kingdoms to dust What about elephants Have we lost their trust What about crying whales We're ravaging the seas What about forest trails Burnt despite our pleas

These are all real issues that we have caused over the years. And it goes on to talk about other issues that humans have brought into this world. So why aren't we taking care of our earth? Essentially, it is our home, and we are responsible for keeping it clean and beautiful to show off to all the "Extra-terrestrial" beings from our neighbouring universes ;)

So far our rep of keeping the world a beautiful place is pretty poor. In our race to be more successful, create new things and make things easier for everyone, we have used and misused some of the most delicate, valuable non-renewable sources.

When I look at my own experiences, there was once a time when I had considered becoming an environmentalist, because of my interest and dedication in preserving the environment. That dream quickly came to an end because of my even bigger dream of one day owning a Range Rover and I understand that driving a gas-guzzling SUV contradicts my profession of letting people aware of ways that they can help save the atmosphere. But driving one of those beautiful things seems a little more important right now.

Range Rover Sport

But really what are the little things that we aren't doing that have an enormous impact on the state of the world. For starters, I think that because humans have become a more selfish being, that people think that they have the God-given right to decide what's truly important to them. I'm sad to inform you that your selfishness is going to mean that our children and our grandchildren and every generation to follow our own will have no choice but to live in this world that we, our parents and our grandparents have all helped to destroy.

When did our stewardship end? Why was it suddenly accepted to tear down forests and plow over fields? Why is it okay to fill giant holes in the ground with trash? Who approved people to dump waste in our lakes? Why did people find it necessary to put the well-being of the earth's environment in the backseat to all of their amazing technological, experimental and developmental breakthroughs. And of course, I must ask, why did it take SO long to realize what all of our building, driving, factory work, dumping, extracting and removing was doing to our own natural habitat?

It's clear to me that human intervention has negatively affected the biodiversity of our ecosystems. And no one can be blamed more than another. There are an estimated 6,740,000,000 residences of the earth and we simply have not been trying hard enough to take care of it. I must give credit where it is due and I commend every organization, government and program local, international or otherwise for their diligence in working to raise awareness of the current enviro state and how we can help save the earth.

There is always a chance for redemption and there is always an opportunity to save the earth. Become a good STEWARD of the Earth.

SOURCES:

http://www.lyrics007.com/Michael%20Jackson%20Lyrics/Heal%20The%20World%20Lyrics.html
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/4414534/2/istockphoto_4414534-sick-earth.jpg
http://www.earthhour.org/
https://strategis.ic.gc.ca/ccc/media/media?estblmntNo=234567082764&graphFileName=eco_logo_no+text.jpg&applicationCode=AP&lang=eng
http://www.aboutremediation.com/uploads/logos/Env_Canada_logo.gif
http://www.arb.ca.gov/carpa/images/usepa-logo.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_environmental_organizations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature
http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/upload/resource/UNEP%20logo%20%28Cyan%29.jpg
http://www.teekampagne.de/images/WWF_Logo.jpg