What are the drawbacks of genetic engineering?
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This use of modern technology is not without its drawbacks or its critics. By genetically engineering farm and research animals, critics argue, we may be undoing what nature has worked to create over millions of years. Natural animals are specifically adapted to a given environment and when science manipulates the genes of a few species in the ecosystem, the entire balance of the ecosystem might fall completely apart causing an unknown number of natural animal species to grow ever extinct. Others argue that animals should possess, at a bare minimum, the right to be free of genetic manipulation or a reduction in their natural abilities.
Despite this debate, the law in both the United States and in Europe, tends to support genetic engineering research and development by allowing genetically engineered animals to be patented. Patents give scientists a monopoly over their genetically engineered animal species, something before unheard of in modern economic systems. Typically, animals could be owned, but never entire species.
Regardless, we must not wait and see what the effects genetic engineering animals will have on the earth. We must form educated opinions, lobby for government regulation, and hope that whatever direction that bioengineering takes us, is a positive step towards decreased animal suffering, increased environmental sustainability, and an overall compassionate regard for the earth and its precious life.
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well we are here ,and we are ok
at least some of us
And we were genetically engineered by the Anunaki
the reptilian brain in out heads is a left over of Anunaki genetics
The various humanoids before us were mistrails
neanderthaler,Gro Magnum ,home erectus etc ,all lived around the same time ,and did not have millions of years between them as evolution would suggest.
well it sounds like something someone really smart would say, so that is a positive but if it's a topic too hard and you don't know anything on it, that is a drawback. i guess you could google it and you'd probably have lots of points on it with the whole sheep thing (you know- the sheep cloning) i mean it's sounds intresting and all but just to keep people awake do something different don't just talk- or you could show everyone the aeonflux movie with charlize theron, you should watch that movie if you do, do this topic. That movie has all this stuff on cloning and is an ok movie too
im no brain but the deal scares me . i mean thats life and so far i think you might be treading on goda turf. personally i gods probably got enough beefs with me . and genetics , wow i dont want to catch a dinasour cold or something . your probably alot smarter than me . anyway thanks for your time
jethro
Genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology, genetic modification/manipulation (GM) and gene splicing are terms that are applied to the manipulation of genes, generally implying that the process is outside the organism's natural reproductive process. It involves the isolation, manipulation and reintroduction of DNA into cells or model organisms, usually to express a protein. The aim is to introduce new characteristics or attributes physiologically or physically, such as making a crop resistant to herbicide, introducing a novel trait or enhancing existing ones, or producing a new protein or enzyme. Successful endeavours include the manufacture of human insulin by bacteria, the manufacture of erythropoietin in Chinese hamster ovary cells, and the production of new types of experimental mice such as the OncoMouse (cancer mouse) for research.
Since a protein sequence is specified by a segment of DNA called a gene, novel versions of that protein can be produced by changing the DNA sequence of the gene. There are a number of ways through which this could be achieved. After isolating a section of DNA that includes the gene, the gene or required portion of the gene is cut out. After modification of the sequence if necessary, it may be introduced (spliced) into a different DNA segment or into a vector for transformation into living cells. Daniel Nathans and Hamilton Smith received the 1978 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their isolation of restriction endonucleases, which are able to cut DNA at specific sites. Together with ligase, which can join fragments of DNA together, restriction enzymes formed the initial basis of recombinant DNA technology
there is the link given below you can read that for the debate pupose
better ask ur teacher.
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