If behaviour stemming from genetic testing will influence the shape of future population in terms of genes and attitudes to illness, which parts of the world population will change?
The nature of the population in any given part of the world relies heavily on traditions, beliefs, socieconomic status and access to technologies. Just as the influx of males in India or China represents past socioeconomic structures and political issues, which social group might be represented in the future by “genetically ideal” people, selected from a group of embryos to be the least likely to die?
Razib Khan has published some incredibly interesting charts on his blog, representing findings from the General Social Survey. The charts illustrate the survey’s documented response to the following question: Some people say that genetic testing may cause trouble. Others think it is a wonderful medical advance. Based on what you know, do you think genetic testing will do more harm than good or more good than harm?
These charts show attitudes based on politics, education, vocabulary score, attitude toward Bible, sex, religion, income, socioeconomic index and race.
Low income at the left
Low socioeconomic index at the left
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