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What is Genetic Engineering?

What is Genetic Engineering?. Genetic Engineering. Genetic Engineering is the alteration or modification of an organisms DNA to express a trait that is that does not occur naturally or often. It can involve fusing, removing, adding or hybridizing DNA in an organism

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What is Genetic Engineering?

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  1. What is Genetic Engineering?

  2. Genetic Engineering • Genetic Engineering is the alteration or modification of an organisms DNA to express a trait that is that does not occur naturally or often. • It can involve fusing, removing, adding or hybridizing DNA in an organism • Genetic Engineering is not a new field of science, people have modified plants to be more resistant to disease, as well as the abilities to grow more efficiently, and produce more. • As technology gets better naturally more effective means to study and work in genetic engineering will developed, along with more viable and newer process that can make more promising results.(Oak 2002)

  3. Types of Human Genetic Engineering? • There are two types of human genetic engineering Positive and Negative. (Guterman 2005) • Positive being aspect that works with Cures and treatment.( the intent is to be able to cure/ treat virus and disease/disorder at this point gene therapy can be use to treat disease like spinal bifida or autism, or similar disease. • Negative Engineering is the enhancement or augmentation of an organism.( this type of engineering is used to enhance a trait whether its life span, strength ,features height weight, traits, this type of engineering is central to ethics of genetic engineering)

  4. Genetic Engineering The Pros The Cons Because an organism is not "man-made", there is no predicting the effects with tampering with DNA(Smith 2011) there is potential to create a wide array of monstrosities like chimaeras, or mutants, even possibility of creating super disease/virus that can be extremely deadly environment can be effected • Able to developing a stronger understanding of life by examining it, and possibly improving it. • able to cure and treat illness • some illness simply affect a person on Chance, this type of technology can level the playing field for the unlucky few effected by certain disease • plants can be built to produce more food and make less susceptible to disease and also the ability to grow in virtually any condition

  5. Science vs. nature • Does man have right to tamper with nature? doing this can greatly change our relationship with nature possibly for worse.

  6. effects on society • There’s social ramifications of introducing extensive genetic modification to the world can be very dangerous, the ability to choose appearance, sex, race, hair and eye color can alter the human identity. Is it right to add a checklist to the process of life?

  7. Animals, genetic engineering and the environment. (2002). In International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics. Retrieved from http://0- www.credoreference.com.portal.tamucc.edu/entry/routenvpol/animals_genetic_engineerin g-environmentretrived 4/9/1012 • Guterman, Lila(2005).A New Map of Human Genetic Variation May Help Treat Diseases. Chronicle Higher Education 11/11/2005, Vol. 52 Issue 12, pA17-A17 • Oak,Manali(2011).Pros. and Cons. of Genetic Engineering. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-genetic-engineering.html Retrieved. 4/10/2011 • Smith, Melissa D(2011). SAY NO TO GMOs.Better Nutrition Mar2011, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p46-50

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