What future goals are being considered for cellular engineering attempts to reprogram cellular behavior?
A)reprogramming developmental events so that all humans will reach a standardized height
B)reprogramming metabolism to eliminate obesity and diabetes
C)reprogramming surface receptor responses so that receptor binding might cause tumor cell destruction
D)reprogramming cellular receptors to eliminate infectious disease
E)all these options are actively being pursued and researched

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While all of the options listed have been studied to some extent, reprogramming surface receptor responses to cause tumor cell destruction is currently the most practical and promising approach to cellular engineering. The other options listed largely involve attempting to influence complex developmental or metabolic processes that are influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors, whereas altering cell receptors is a more specific and targeted strategy that has already been used successfully in some clinical trials.

What Future Goals Are Being Considered for Cellular Engineering Attempts