Gattaca

I really enjoyed reading chapter 8, and exploring more of the scientific/technological aspect of looking.  The film that we watched in class, Gattaca, I saw when it first came out, however I have been meaning to watch it again ever since. 

One scene (that we did not watch in class) that really struck me in the film, was the scene with the piano player who had more than 10 fingers. Being a piano player myself, I always wondered if this would ever be possible, or even allowed in the music world, if people could somehow pre-determine their genes to improve on a certain trait.

I think that it may not be culturally acceptable to “improve” people through genes in order to make a better version of themselves, but at the same time I think that amazing advances in everything, from music, to sports, to science, would come of it.  For instance, I wonder if the New York Philharmonic orchestra would be able to create sounds that are unimaginable if every musician had been predetermined to become a great musician from the very start? Not only could this mean more fingers, but it could encompass a whole range of new and improved talents, such as impeccable timing, or capabilities beyond human hearing.