I recently watched the film GATTACA. I was shocked by how appropriate it was for our time.
In the film, discrimination by genetics is, strictly speaking, against the law, but a matter of course because of how easy it is to get a sample and sequence someone. Humans are judged based on what's in their genes, not who they are.
The synthetic, designed humans are classified as "valid", while those born naturally are "invalids" or "de-gene-erates".
It would be quite easy for people of all walks of life to become second-class citizens due to information in their genomes if things do not change quickly.
In the film, discrimination by genetics is, strictly speaking, against the law, but a matter of course because of how easy it is to get a sample and sequence someone. Humans are judged based on what's in their genes, not who they are.
The synthetic, designed humans are classified as "valid", while those born naturally are "invalids" or "de-gene-erates".
It would be quite easy for people of all walks of life to become second-class citizens due to information in their genomes if things do not change quickly.