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Genetic Engineering

Explore the controversies and wonders of genetic manipulation through GMOs, gene therapy, and cloning. Discover how humans alter DNA for desired traits and their impact on organisms and ecosystems. Delve into ethical dilemmas and potential benefits in medical research.

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Genetic Engineering

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  1. Genetic Engineering GMOs, Selective Breeding, Gene Therapy, Cloning

  2. Selective Breeding • Controlling the way organisms breed for desired traits

  3. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) • An organism whose genetic make-up has been somehow modified by humans for our benefit. • Bt plants: insecticide, golden rice, flavrsavr tomato

  4. More GMOs • Cows engineered to produce HGH (Human Growth Hormone) • Nitrogen producing plants-decreased need for fertilizer

  5. Controversy • Is it safe? • Antibiotic resistance • Natural populations/ecosystem • Genetic modification of animals & humans

  6. Spiders + goats… • Canadian scientists combined spider DNA with the cells of lactating goats, they produced silk with their milk • That’s weird right?

  7. Pros • Growing replacement organs for organ transplants • Preventing disease • Medical research: simulating human diseases

  8. Gene Therapy • Introducing a healthy gene to replace a diseased gene in a human being. • Viral vector

  9. Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

  10. Jesse Gelsinger • Volunteered for experimental gene therapy in 1999 • 18 yrs old • Died a few days after from massive reaction to viruses

  11. Cloning

  12. How is it done?

  13. What is wrong and what is right? • Ethics, where do we draw the line? Do we draw the line? • Is it safe? • GMOs disrupting the balance of nature? • I Am Legend Zombies?

  14. Read Chapter 15 • Chapter 15 Assessment pg 442 • # 4, 5, 6, 23, 27, 28, 29 • Choose one topic addressed in this presentation and write an opinion essay. Include facts to support your opinion. Include potential pros and cons. Additional research is encouraged

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