can humans be genetically modified

Question: can humans be genetically modified
- Keywords:
  genetics,
  human
Asked by kevin to Beatrice, Charles, George, Kamal, Patricia on 26 Jan 2017.
- George Githinji answered on 26 Jan 2017:
  
  Yes humans can be genetically modified. Stem cell research and gene therapy technologies allow us to modify humans. This is a hot and controversial like of work and a lot of legal and ethical issues need to be addressed and resolved before issuing go aheads for this.