Are DNA modified human embryos a mass-destruction weapon?

Scientists will not stop. Modifying human embryos is not just an accidental process. Some say that it potentially will be the next weapon of mass destruction. Scientists respond to that by announcing good reasoning behind this, such as to correct a gene in embryos that causes sudden heart failure.

   Last summer, the first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States of America has been carried out by a team of researchers in Portland, Oregon, according to MIT Technology Review. The first attempt to edit the human germline was reported in 2015, when a group of Chinese scientists used a gene editing technique to edit single-celled, non-viable embryos. Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) of human embryos.

   Although none of the embryos were allowed to develop for more than a few days. Moreover, at the same time, there was never any intention of implanting them into a womb. The birth of the first genetically modified human is being cancelling until today.

   Altering the DNA code of human embryos has both positive and negative impact for everyone. The main objective for scientists is to show that they can eradicate or correct genes that cause inherited disease, however many national secret services may use that technique in order to serve their own interests.

   Human germline engineering is the process by which the genome of an individual is edited in such a way that the change is heritable. Both the scientific community and global community are quite divided regarding whether or not human germline engineering should be practiced or not.

   Many ethical and moral issues are emerging from this era of modified people, in which no one can prepare better himself for the future than the others. Who will decide the level of modifying human embryos? What kind of capabilities scientists would give to the embryos?