Question

4. In the near future, it will soon be possible for people to increase their muscle mass by introducing extra copies of the gene for insulin-like growth factor into their muscle cells.

a. What therapeutic applications can you see for such procedures? [2 marks]

b. It is possible that some people might use this procedure for cosmetic purposes—to gain muscle mass without exercise. Do you think that this would be acceptable, bearing in mind that humans already use cosmetics to change their appearance? [2 marks]

Answer 1

Answer:

a):

• The muscle is the most important part of human body, which enables one to carry out every day task.
• Muscle mass is a major issue in many disorders such as muscular dystrophy and certain psychological cases.
• Therapeutically under such cases, the muscle mass introduction is a good option. It will solve the problem at genetic level.
• It also frees the patients from eating excess protein to maintain the mass and avoid hazardous side effects of such medications.
• It is also good for the aged population to maintain healthy lifestyle.

b):

• Yes, the negative effects are immense.
• Given that athletes misuse several drugs to enhance the muscle strength, the genetic muscle building may give rise to new race of super athletes.
• The sports arena would revolve around genetically modified players or athletes.
• This will kill the competition. Also it will have negative impact on professions like body building.
• More effort would be given to genetic repairs than actual body building.

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