owledge of the switching process by means of which the genes in the cell nucleus are selectively activated and deactivated" is needed (Stableford 90). To obtain proof that such a procedure is possible one only needs to examine an early embryo and realize that it knows whether to turn itself into an ostrich or a human. After learning the procedure to control and activate regeneration, genetic engineering will be able to conquer such ailments as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and other crippling diseases without grafting in new tissues. The broader scope of this technique would allow the re-growth of lost limbs, repairing any damaged organs internally, and the production of spare organs by growing them externally (Stableford 90). Viewpoint 2 Ever since biblical times the lifespan of a human being has been pegged at roughly 70 years. But is this number truly finite? In order to uncover the answer, knowledge of the process of aging is needed. A common conception is that the human body contains an internal biological clock which continues to tick for about 70 years, and then stops. In conclusion I feel that life has its own course and that course is set to go a certain way. Although Genetic engineering will allow us to prevent death, do people really want to live forever? Bibliography "Bioethics: an Introduction." N. d. Online posting. Internet. 2 Dec. 1997. Clarke, Bryan C. Genetic Engineering. Microsoft (r) Encarta. Microsoft Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, 1994. Davis, Bernard, and Lissa Roche. "Sorcerer's Apprentice or Handmaiden to Humanity." USA TODAY: The Magazine of the American Scene [GUSA] 118 Nov 1989: 68-70. Lewin, Seymour Z. Nucleic Acids. Microsoft (r) Encarta. Microsoft Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation Shapiro, Harold T. "Ethical and Policy Issues of Human Cloning" Journal Group: Sci/tech 11 Jul. 1997. 195-196. CD-ROM. UMI-Proquest. Snell, Marilyn Berlin "Bioprospecting or Biopiracy?" Utne Reader March/April 199...
