Seminar : Il futuro della specie umana

7. Non che possibilità di Abusi (Eugenetica)

  • In some countries test for girl or boy and abort etc

 

  • US researchers believe they have identified the parts of the human genome involved in developing a person's intelligence. This means scientists could soon test the potential intelligence of new-born babies. The next step will be to discover what these genius genes do. One theory is that they help make nerve cells. They help transmit signals, our thoughts if you like, from one part of the brain to another.

  • Some fear that this type of research could undermine attempts to create a more equal society. The Nature-Nurture debate has always been at the heart of the political battleground with some on the Right believing people are born good or bad, intelligent or slow-witted. The Left believes things depend more on social circumstances.

 

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