Prashant Sudhir Goley
M.Sc- Bioinformatics
&
Saurabh Shukla
Department Of Bioinformatics,
Lecturer, Yeshwant Advance Research Centre in Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Parbhani
Abstract
About human enhancement: some questions are arising like.....!
* would one can enhance the mind?
* Would you have a genetically engineered baby?
* Would you accept an animal part?
Yes! This is possible when the superhuman will produce with the help of interdisciplinary Science (i.e. Bioinformatics) and advance genetic technology. New scientific research into life enhancing genetic modification is paving the way for a near future where humans are able to live far beyond today's average life expectancy. Scientists have genetically engineered 500 "super mice" that can run further and faster, live longer and reproduce for longer with the view to one day applying the same science to enhance the performance of human athletes. Genetic science may soon offer humans, among many other things, the power to bless their offspring with a vastly improved engine. For instance, scientists may find ways dramatically to increase the amount of oxygen that blood can carry.
The technique of modifying genes is hard; the success rate is low. It's very difficult to get a desired new gene into a fertilized egg on a single try. "The dream of Biologists is to have the sequence of DNA, the programming code of life, and to be able to edit it the way you can a document on a word processor." The genetic modification of humans is not only possible, it's coming fast a mix of technical progress and shifting mood means it could easily happen within the next few years with help of interdisciplinary science i.e. Bioinformatics.
