Whether or not America ever becomes similar to the world in Brave New World will be determined by the political decisions made today. Obama and congress hold a tremendous amount of power in determining the course of genetic engineering over the next several years. Recently Obama pledged 3% of the Gross Domestic Product to scientific research (yahoo.com). This insures that a considerable amount of money will go to genetic engineering research. Obama has not whole heatedly endorsed all forms of genetic engineering but in his own round about way he has endorsed it. Obama states, "Advances in the genetic engineering of plants have provided enormous benefits to American farmers. I believe that we can continue to modify plants safely with new genetic methods, abetted by stringent tests for environmental and health effects and by stronger regulatory oversight guided by the best available scientific advice" (sharp.sefora.com) Basically, Obama supports genetic engineering but in order to cover all his bases, he states that there will strict testing before any form of genetic engineering is approved. Since we have a very liberal president and congress, and with an ever expanding government, I believe that a large amount of money will be devoted to cloning and genetic engineering, paving the path for a society that somewhat resembles that of Brave New World.
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