[Tink]

For those who believe in the "big-bang theory" and that we evolved from apes, this would be no moral dilema. For those who believe in a supreme being as our creator, it's scary ground.

My guess is, that by the time we're learning of this, it's already old news in the scientific community. Those determined to do this work will likely pursue it in secret so that they can't be stopped before they reach their goals. It's rather sci-fi movie-ish, but many things that have been done have come from a sci-fi mentality and blossomed into reality later.