Human Nature is a good documentary that focuses on the advancements in technology to prolong and advance our lives. The documentary uses interviews from people who struggle with different types of illnesses and diseases. Although they are excited to bring the prospect of better health for everyone through CRISPR's and genetic coding they start to realize that everyone may not actually want it. Sickle cell patient David Sanchez brings up some good points about how the illnesses and diseases are a part of you and your story. Sanchez who has had sickle cell his only life says that "There's a lot of things that I learned having sickle cell just because I had it". Everyone's story is different and although it's great to cure illness and prevent diseases it's not what everyone wants. So this being forced onto kids before they are even born can potentially alter the way they were supposed to live out their story. This documentary does do a good job in showing both sides of the story and all of the possibilities and outcomes you can have from doing the CRISPR's. Human nature does not just show one side of the story they also interviewed Palmer and Ethan Weiss parents of a child under one of the first genetic coding ideas. Palmer stated that "she kind of wasn't tracking, when I would feed her, her eyes would slide back and forth" Which although the documentary doesn't go to into detail on the ways genetic coding could go wrong or be bad. The fact that this documentary shows both sides of the story really adds to how well the information is put together. From the experts, to the scientists, to the parents, and the patients. They cover it all they receive everyone's input whether it supports the CRISPR's or not. They also bring up the history of the genetic coding ideas and the common misconceptions in the older and middle-aged people in the world. They used to promote it as easy with no complications and made it look like you could create the perfect child with no complications. Although this was shortly put to rest there is still the idea of changing genes such as height and weight as well as also the main idea of stopping illness and diseases. They show clips and interviews from official world meetings showing how important this is starting to become, and although not often talked about it is going to be very important in the upcoming years. They also talk about how these genetically coded children can create a better more improved world through accessing the genes that can enhance learning and knowledge. Another great thing about this is how they bring up religion and how this does go against the concept of how God made you perfect just the way you are. This i a very important thing in countries such as Rome where they are heavily controlled by their religion. Overall a great documentary with a lot of information and good learning that come from it.
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