Gene Editing Essay

This source explains how it has began to start gene editing in animals. It has been discovered that if certain genes from a jelly fish are added to a mouse, the mouse will be capable of glowing. They have also discovered that by editing different genes, they could make mice stronger, or more affectionate. This is important information because it is the beginning of gene editing. Later it talks about what will happen when and if this is tried on humans. Obviously it will have to be perfected before the gene editing would be tested on human. This source then begins to tell how In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) was the beginning to Preimplantation genetic Diagnosis (PGD). The PGD is what made it possible to see whether someone was going to have a disease
Gene editing started with animals, scientists took a gene from a jellyfish and put it into a mouse, the mouse had a glowing effect.Three different findings that were the gateway to Genetic Engineering were Advancement in Reproductive Technologies, Cell and Chromosome Manipulation, and Genetics and Genomics. Advancement in Reproductive Technologies was the progression in technology that allowed frozen egg embryos, sperm and egg donations, surrogate mothers, and direct injection of a sperm into an egg. Chromosome Manipulation which is the ability to transfer chromosomes which led to advancements in cloning. Finally, Genetics and Genomics with the mapping of the human genome we have a better understanding on the development of humans. This is just an example of how we can change the genes in creatures. However we have billions of DNA pairs in our human bodies, to be able to change characteristics of humans would be certainly be more controlled, but will never be fully managed. This is a secondary resource, it has many citations throughout the paper leaving to believe that it could not be a primary