Genetic Engineering In The Movie Gattaca

Genetic engineering is shown in the movie GATTACA through genetically modified characters who were not limited by society and those who were genetically inferior and banned from the best of everything. The movie shows how the main character overcomes his “invalid” status and becomes one of the elite. Today, we have the ability to edit genes which may one day lead to designer babies. We are not aloud to genetically modified children now, but maybe in the future. This essay will talk about about how characters were genetically modified. Genetic engineering is the altercation of the DNA in an organism genomes. Scientists pick a gene that they will alter, remove the gene or add a new gene. They split the DNA down the center of the double helix and then pair it with the suitable chemical. Then the gene is transferred into the new organism. Genetic engineering is used in the movie GATTACA to genetically modified Anton, the main characters brother Vincent, a woman named Irene, and Jerome.
He is what we call a faith birth. Vincent was born with a 99.9% heart problem. He was perfect like his genetic engineered brother, Anton, was. Vincent dream was to have a career at Gattaca Aerospace Corporation so that one day he could travel into space. However, it was unlikely that he could because of his heart condition. In addition to that Vincent takes the identity of a man named Jerome Morrow. Jerome Morrow is a famous astronaut. Jerome is believed to be one the most perfect men going by genetic standards. Jerome takes his hair, urine, and blood for Vincent to use when he has to be tested. Jerome is genetically modified to be perfect and he is almost perfect. However, he cannot walk anymore because he walked out in front of a car and got paralyzed which now makes him not as perfect