Building Babies From The Genes Up Robert M Green Summary

Say “Yes” to Genetic Human Modification
In the field of science, there have been numerous studies on the use of gene technology in humans. This has pitted two sides against one another with those opposed to and those supporting the same. Among the authors on this issue include Robert M. Green with his essay on “Building babies from the Genes up” and Richard Hayes with his essay “Genetically modified humans? No thanks”. While the two writers present a strong case for and against genetic modification in human beings respectively, Green’s argument is more persuasive than Hayes. Through evaluating rhetorical strategies, we may begin to see why Green is more persuasive.
In Green’s essay, his main claim is that it is time that genetic modification in humans came to be accepted in society. Green evaluates the case of a British couple who were granted the permission to go ahead with the use of genetic technology in humans in this case the use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and in-vitro fertilization in selecting healthy embryos for implantation to eliminate breast cancer from family lines forever. To Green, knowledge is power thus the technology to evaluate genes and work around the same is a chance
Instead of a normal opening, the reader is indulged in a personal story which plays the role of the introduction. Such an informal introduction is key in capturing the reader’s attention to the events surrounding the essay. After the opening, Green then dives into the evaluation of the essay where he puts across his points for supporting the use of genes technology. Green effectively does the same through concession and through counterarguments. After presenting his points in a chronological manner, Green ends his essay with a strong conclusion that gene technology can be incorporated into humans. Thus, the arrangement of the essay helps in making his arguments stronger (Barnet & Bedau,