- Professor Julian Savulescu will discuss why a "new science", which uses radical techniques such as genetic engineering, is needed in order to engance people's lives rather than just prevent and treat disease.
- Julian Savulescu is the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford and has been at the forefront of cutting-edge research in the UK on the ethics of new biosciences, including cloning, stem cells, genetics, artificial reproduction, human enhancement, and neuroscience.
- He is known for his often controversial views: he recently called for doing to be allowed in the Tour de France, arguing that "performance-enhancement per se is not against the spirit of sport; it is the spirit of sport" and that cheating in sport will, in fact, be reduced if drugs were allowed rather than banned.
Reflection
In this article, Professor Julian Savulescu told the press why a "new science" is needed in order to engance people's lives rather than just prevent and treat diseases. This new science is used to treat the genetics of a person and save them from diseases, such as HIV/AIDS or cancer. Savulescu says that treating diseases are not enough; you have to go to greater lengths to try to prevent preventable diseases from spreading genetically. I agree with Savulescu because it is important to save as much lives as possible, and if we have the technology to do it, I believe we should attempt it.
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