When we were told to choose a topic for our CREST project, my mind immediately went to genetics. I knew that I had two topics in mind that were related to genetics; how genetics are used in helping with solving crime investigations, and designer DNA. I asked my teacher for some help choosing and after a small discussion with them, I realised that Designer DNA had more interesting aspects and opinions to it, whereas genetics in forensics was mostly based on facts from recent discoveries. I am excited to find out more about Designer DNA as that fascinates me so much, and it always has.
I will be doing the project as a Presentation, and I hope that whoever gets to see it will get a better understanding of the different moral points of views that people have on how far we should go with Designer DNA.
Thank you for sharing your initial journey with this project. I am glad you are able to pursue something of interest, and I am excited to see what you learn and how you will share it with us!