Genetic Engineering : A New Technology

Genetic engineering otherwise called genetic modification and can basically be described as the ‘direct manipulation of an organism’s genome’ which is the complete set of genetic material of an animal, plant or other living thing. This direct manipulation works by using modern DNA technology. This ‘involves the introduction of foreign DNA also known as synthetic genes into the organism of interest’ or curiousity.

      In the past three decades, scientists have learned how to mix and match characteristics among unrelated creatures by moving genes from one creature to another. This is called “genetic engineering.” Genetic Engineering is prematurely applied to food production. There are estimates that food output must increase by 60 percent over the next 25 years to keep up with demand. Thus, the result of scientist genetically altering plants for more consumption. The two most common methods for gene transfer are biological and electromechanical. “Early experiments all involved changing DNA using bacterial vectors”(Randerson, 2001). Through other advances scientists proclaim how they can improve the human gene pool. All humans have

Genetic engineering is the science of altering and or cloning genes to produce a specific trait in an organism. The evolution of genetic engineering is growing into something monstrous. Genetic engineering may have its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages, because it's changing the world around us. In the book Frankenstein, Mary Shelley demonstrates how technology has become monstrous and genetic engineering is just as malicious as the monster in her novel.

Genetic engineering is the process of manipulating genes by adding new DNA or modifying the genome (which is a made of DNA) to add new beneficial traits in that organism using biotechnology. It removes the DNA from one organism and transfers into another organism. This changes the actions of the genes to serve human goals. DNA plays a huge role in this process. It contains human’s unique genetic code and also hold the instruction to make the proteins in the body.

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the process of manually adding new DNA to an organism. The goal of genetic modification is to add one or more new traits to an organism that are not already found in that specific organism, it can also be used to completely remove them from that organism. Genetic engineering produces a unique set of genes that is not normally found in nature. Scientists use genetic engineering to cure diseases, change specific traits, help humans with their daily lives and many more.

Genetic engineering is a very controversial topic. People either agree with genetic modification, or they don’t. According to dictionary.com, genetic engineering is the development and application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population. While researching this topic, I learned many interesting facts. I found out that genetic engineering first started in 1973, I did not know it had been around for so long. I learned that two men, Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen, were the first people to genetically modify an organism, which was bacteria. Yourgenome.org states that, “Genetic engineering can be applied to

Genetic engineering is a very beneficial thing for every human. Some advantages involve individuals health and affect society in general. The lifespan of a human is increased, the extinction of illness in children and babies and healthier foods with a cheaper production cost are all rewarding devices of genetic

Genetic engineering is a great thing that can help our society grow in a healthier way. Genetic engineering can prevent deadly diseases in children [babies] before they are born genetic engineering can also be used on fruits and vegetables not just humans and animals.

Genetic engineering is the alteration of an organism’s genotype using recombinant DNA technology to modify an organism’s DNA to achieve desirable traits. (OpenStax 459). The main purpose however of genetic engineering is to deepen the understanding of how genetics works, as well as how it can be applied to the rest of the world. For example growing body parts on mice, or make crops resistant to pesticides, help them grow faster, make them produce faster and much more. The process of genetic engineering according to FAO Corporate Document Repository occurs in 9 steps:

Biotechnology is a set of tools that uses living organisms to produce or modify a product, improve plants or animals, or develop microorganisms for specific uses. The latest set of tool- some say greatest-is genetic engineering. It allows the transfer of useful characteristics into a plant, animal, or microorganism by inserting genes from another organism. Genetic engineering which uses molecular markers to select plants or animals that give a desirable gene, allows segments of DNA that code genes for a specific trait to be recombined into a new. Desirable traits producers choose is short growing seasons, increased resistance to diseases and pests, larger seeds and fruits, nutrition, and better adaption to environmental conditions. An example is the International Institute of Tropical Agricultural has used molecular markers to obtain cowpea resistance to bruchid (a beetle). That’s one type of genetic modification.

Genetic engineering is the altering of a plant, an animal, or a human’s DNA. It uses genetics to alter DNA to be able to prevent or change a person’s mental or physical traits. Physical traits are caused by

Genetic engineering is a process used to modify genes and transfer DNA fragments from one organism to another. The aim of this process is to add new traits to an organism or to prevent genetic disorders . Once the desired trait has been established, an organism must be obtained in which it naturally occurs. The DNA is then extracted and the chosen gene is located and copied using gene cloning .

Genetic engineering is the splicing of genes. With the splicing comes good changes. These changes can make a new future for some. It also has the possibility of changing fetuses with a genetic disorder, which is done by fixing the dysfunctional genes with normal foreign genes. With having to change the genetic makeup of a fetus, the choice you have to choose is in vitro. Vitro fertilization gives people with genetic disorders another way to challenge life. A form of genetic engineering can prevent congenital diseases. For genetic engineering to happen in humans a baby would have to have 3 parent genetic material. With having 3 parents and 2 maternal bloodlines concerns were raised about how the baby would go through life and have questions about where they came from. As well as questions about who they are. Food

Genetic engineering is the manipulation of genetic material in a cell to produce desired characteristics; desired “new” genes are placed into a little virus like organism that is allowed to get into your cell and insert the new genes into the cell along with the “old” genes. Scientists have learned how to pair and mix different characteristics of unrelated organisms by moving genes from one organism to another. Genetic engineers modify human genes using three approaches: cloning, somatic cell manipulation, and human germline manipulation.

The strive for perfection is never ending in the world. Genetic engineering also called genetic modification is a possible answer for many of our imperfection. Genetic engineering is being used to advance agriculture and the cross breeding of crops. This is used on perfecting the human species by preventing disease and disorders that are passed on from generation to generation. This causes ethical issues between science and religion which are to important aspects in people's lives. These are just some of the uses of genetic engineering in our everyday lives.