Genetic ManipulationGenes, being part of the basic building blocks of man, control all aspects of a person's life. They check how tall you are, what color your eyes are, and what diseases might afflict you in the future. Therefore, the manipulation of such genes can be a controversial topic. The controversy most likely arises from the ethical and social questions raised by this procedure. Jean Dausset, author of "Scientific Knowledge and Human Dignity" and George B. Kutukdjian, author of "UNESCO and Bioethics", both discuss the topic of genetic manipulation. Their main focus is on the applications of genetic manipulation, the limitations and equal opportunities of genetic manipulation, and how a person's confidential information would be regulated. To understand the basics of genetic manipulation, you first need to have some background knowledge. DNA, which determines certain characteristics of an organism" (Encarta). The scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in living organisms is called genetic engineering. Gene therapy is the insertion of a gene or gene into cells to provide a new set of instructions to those cells (Encarta). Gene therapy is actually a form of genetic manipulation in that it attempts to control, or manipulate, the structure of a gene a person. Genetic predisposition is the identification of what diseases a person may be afflicted with in the future and how or from what a person will die (Dausset 451) can be seen in two areas: genetic testing and medicine Predictive. Genetic testing can be divided into two categories. The first should be to look for characteristics of inherited genetic diseases. The second is used to show a person's "predisposition to certain diseases" (Kutukdjian 453). It is in genetic testing that the concept of gene therapy can play a role. The somatic type of gene therapy is considered ethical. His main concern is focused on the cells of the body (Dausset 450). The germinal type, however, concerns the reproductive cells or embryos themselves,