Draft Research Paper In the year 2050, a young boy nervously rehearses what he will say as he approaches the cheerleader he has been too nervous to approach for the past month. But as he approaches, an athlete takes the books from his hands. He gets teased because he's the school wimp. They call him names like “undesirable,” “godchild,” and “invalid.” Of course, no one cares about a less-than-perfect child whose genetic makeup was left up to fate. With the introduction of genetic engineering into society, people like this little boy simply have no hope of competing with the likes of genetically reinvented “perfects.” ” Jock, people are designed to be flawless. With this technology, comes a completely new social environment and new rules must be established as the human race wanders into unknown territory. The advancement of technology is leading the human race into an era of awe-inspiring brightness, preventing us from realizing the long-term, species-changing effects it has on us, forging a lazier, more superficial and, above all, less “human” society. Among the effects of creating a perfect human is an elite race that gives way to a whole new level of discrimination and caste system. There are countless social implications such as a new type of “jock and cheerleader” in high schools and discrimination in the labor economy with “perfect” human beings, and their elite race is much more favorable. The most disturbing thing is that these visions of the future are not that far away for the human race; according to the New York Times, in its article “Geneically Modified Babies,” published on February 23, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is already moving to approve “radical biological procedures that, if successful,… . . half of the document ......American Journal, November 5, 2012. Web.Newman, Stuart A. "FDA Asked to Approve Creation of Genetically Engineered Babies." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, February 20, 2014. Web. March 2, 2014. Platt, Giovanni. “Monsanto wins Supreme Court case over GMO soybeans.” Mother Nature Network. Mnn.com, May 13, 2013. Web. March 5, 2014. Rutherford, Adamo. "Synthetic biology: 'playing God' is vital if we are to create a better future for all." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 28 July 2012. Web. 03 March 2014. Rockwell, Diana P. “Genetic Engineering.” Teen ink. Teen Ink, 2011. Web. March 3, 2014. Sherwood, Rena. "Living with Early Menopause." Healthy Living 360. Np, April 26, 2008. Web.Smith, Lydia. “One child with three parents: Genetic innovation could eliminate hereditary diseases in children.” International Trade Times RSS. Np, 27 February 2014. Web. 03 March. 2014.