Genetic Engineering: The Tremendous Benefits Outweigh the Risks

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.

As stated by Jeffrey Scott in the article Genetic Engineering Is Natural and Should Be Pursued" Genetic engineering is actually as natural as any process on Earth, and mastering it would enable us to do what microbes do trillions of times every day, but purposefully

You are probably familiar with GMO’s (genetically modified organism) and scientifically modified food that has had its DNA changes. There has been debate on GMO’s has been going on for a few decades, whether GMO are safe and even ethical. However, there is another debate that far surpasses GMOs and has a potential to radically shake society: the issue of genetically modifying humans. Changing our DNA could limit health issue or create a new Frankenstein’s monster among humans. Frankenstein had the wrong intent when he set out to create his monster. He only cared about himself and advancing his future. If Genetic engineering is sought after to just create something new there will be another monster. However, genetic can be safe and ethical if its intent and use is for medical purposes. We need to help the sick in society and one way to do that is with genetic engineering. With this purpose genetic engineering is not overstepping our authority like Frankenstein did.

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 in agriculture can produce health risks to humans and can threaten the environment. The genetically engineered plants can release toxins into the air which could bring new allergens. The plants are also immune to herbicides.

That is a pro. Another pro is that without genetic engineering, food wouldn’t grow as fast. Food growing fast is critical to feed the world. “Ronald is a plant pathologist and geneticist-a professor at the University of California, Davis whose lab has isolated genes from rice that can resist diseases and tolerate floods. When those genes are inserted into existing rice plants they help farmers grow high-yield harvests in places where the crop is a vulnerable staple. Last year, four million subsistence farmers in seven countries fed millions of people by planting seeds that carry a gene Ronald and her collaborators isolated (Berlin, 2015).” Without genetic engineering, some of the foods people eat nowadays, wouldn’t be anything like we are used to. Some spices are not in the right habitat. They don’t have anything that eats them. What happens? Nothing, but the spices just keep growing, until they are out of control. Genetic engineering fixes that, and now there are not as many invasive species. A con is that a person wouldn’t know exactly what is in the food, so they could express symptoms (psrast.org). Some symptoms people could express would be: death, allergic reactions/breakouts, and/or become permanently disabled. People may

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:

People always look for miracles in their life. What if there is a way to miracles? Genetic engineering can create miracles, by making impossibles to possibles. From the name genetic engineering we can define that is all about genetics. Haircolor, color skin, eye color, long or short all comes from genes that are inherited from the parents. What if we can create and customize our gene to have specific traits and actions? Genetic engineering is more beneficial than risky and has a huge effect on the today’s society because it plays a major role with treating human diseases, for pharmaceuticals and genetically modified foods for people and animals.

Genetic engineering is the scientific process of altering the genes in an organism's DNA resulting in a desirable outcome. Genetic engineering was first heard of in 1941 but, did not take off running until the 1970s. Everything started with genetically altering plants DNA such as, Bt corn, rice, wheat, and roundup ready soybeans; “products that have been the focus of controversy and protest around the world” ( Fukuyama 671). Not only did scientist alter plants but, took it a step further and started genetically altering animals that resulted in wanting for more desirable traits in the animals. Once scientist realized that it was possible to alter the DNA sequence of plants and animals, then their focus turn to the possibility of altering humans.

Genetic modification or bioengineering is when the cellular structure of a living thing is changed using DNA technology.When food is genetically modified, its genes are changed by scientists

Genetically modifying organisms can lead to increased production of more desirable foods, including those that are more vibrant and flavourful. This leads to more overall sale of produce because these new, more enticing options are more attractive to the human eye. Genetic engineering is also involved in medical breakthroughs, like mentioned before, where scientists are able to extract DNA that produces insulin and insert it into bacterial DNA. Then allowing those with diabetes, to be able to produce insulin after receiving this new

The opponents of genetically modified plants and also animals worry that not enough is still to be determined that such food is completely safe for human consumption. They warn that, through cross-pollution and crossbreeding, genetically modified foods can alter existing organisms is unknown ways. Opponents also question that aeration that genetically modified foods will not help human classifications and they will damage them. "Recent date has shown that the genetically engineered crops has not hurt the yields.

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.

     Genetic engineering is a process in which scientists transfer genes from one species to another totally unrelated species. Usually this is done in order to get one organism to produce proteins, which it would not naturally produce. The genes taken from one species, which code for a particular protein, are put into cells of another species, using a vector. This can result in the cells producing the desired protein. It is used for producing proteins which can be used by humans, such as insulin for diabetics and is also used to make organisms better at surviving, for example genetically modifying a plant so that it can survive in acidic soil.

Over the years, new innovations, ideas, and emerging technologies have transformed our society and our daily lives. These new discoveries have not only been developed to help make our lives easier, but to also help us live longer and stronger lives. Living in a world that continues to evolve, creates opportunities for new innovations and breakthroughs to arise within our society. Genetic engineering is just one of many examples of the advancements that young, intelligent minds have developed throughout the years. Genetic engineering is defined as “isolating a desirable gene” and injecting it into a plant or organism to produce “a desired characteristic” (Nutrition & Weight Control for Longevity, 2005). This biological technology has provided many advancement opportunities “for several industrial sectors such as agriculture, food manufacture and pharmaceuticals” (Rastall, 2002). Along with everything else in life, genetic engineering has some upsides and downsides. Today I am going to discuss the positive and negative outcomes that genetic engineering is recognized for in the agricultural industry.