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Genetic Engineering in Star Trek

Genetic Engineering has always haunted Star Trek’s future — from Khan Noonien Singh to Una Chin-Riley’s trial. In this video, I explore five episodes that define Trek’s complicated relationship with genetic engineering, and begin a discussion about whether or not parents have the right to modify a child's DNA. Together, these stories reveal how Trek reflects our real-world debates around genetic engineering, gene editing, and what it means to shape humanity’s future. 🧬 Expect: How the Eugenics Wars set the tone for Star Trek’s ethics The tension between perfection, prejudice, and free will Why Trek’s fear of genetic engineering still feels urgent today Parallels to modern bioethics and genetic medicine 📬 My newsletter: https://autumnsong1701.substack.com (Weekly essays + behind-the-scenes on science, Trek, and storytelling.) ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:27 Space Seed — Khan and the fear of the perfect man 04:32 The Masterpiece Society and the flaws of a perfect design 10:01 Ghosts of Ilyria and Ad Astra Per Aspera 15:29 Doctor Bashir, I Presume and the arbiters of severity 19:12 Lineage and genetic treatments 20:59 Should parents have the right to alter a child's DNA? 23:59 Statistical probabilities, unnatural selection and science going wrong... 25:30 Dangerous problems with dangerous solutions #StarTrek #Genetics #strangenewworlds