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Oryx & Crake Technology Report: Biotechnology & Genography
At the first look at the title of this report, you will be thinking ‘Oh wow, he is so out of touch with what is going on in the world today that he doesn’t even know genetic engineering/ gene splicing is already in effect.’ I am fully aware that many different genetically modified organisms are being researched on, such as the Flavr Savr Tomato on 1997, as well as corn crops being much more resistant to the cold weather in the north. Though we have those certain organisms, which have had a specific gene implemented into them from a certain animal, plant or insect, we still have to have a backbone in which we can actually add that gene towards. For example, we have things such as the infamous ‘Grapple’, known for being a cross between a grape and an apple, but still takes on the apple shape, look and texture. Instead of having the skin of an apple and the flesh of a grape, they have arranged its genetics to simply ‘Look like an apple, but taste like a grape’ according to their advertisements. Now, you may be wondering how this topic can be used for the report as these technologies already exist, which is true. But to date, humans do not have the capability to implement a number of different genes to create a whole new family under the hierarchy of biological classification. We must, as stated before, have a backbone to use (in this case a certain animal) in which we can implement new genes, rather than select various genes working in coordination to create a whole new species. We also do not possess the power to be able to control certain emotions that the organisms may have, nor can we implement or take away certain characteristics of their emotions.
Crakers, human like creatures, were designed by Crake as part of the Paradice Project to create the perfect species, immune to diseases, ‘immortal’, to not feel emotional attachments, all to live in the perfect ‘paradise’. Crake, being a
At the first look at the title of this report, you will be thinking ‘Oh wow, he is so out of touch with what is going on in the world today that he doesn’t even know genetic engineering/ gene splicing is already in effect.’ I am fully aware that many different genetically modified organisms are being researched on, such as the Flavr Savr Tomato on 1997, as well as corn crops being much more resistant to the cold weather in the north. Though we have those certain organisms, which have had a specific gene implemented into them from a certain animal, plant or insect, we still have to have a backbone in which we can actually add that gene towards. For example, we have things such as the infamous ‘Grapple’, known for being a cross between a grape and an apple, but still takes on the apple shape, look and texture. Instead of having the skin of an apple and the flesh of a grape, they have arranged its genetics to simply ‘Look like an apple, but taste like a grape’ according to their advertisements. Now, you may be wondering how this topic can be used for the report as these technologies already exist, which is true. But to date, humans do not have the capability to implement a number of different genes to create a whole new family under the hierarchy of biological classification. We must, as stated before, have a backbone to use (in this case a certain animal) in which we can implement new genes, rather than select various genes working in coordination to create a whole new species. We also do not possess the power to be able to control certain emotions that the organisms may have, nor can we implement or take away certain characteristics of their emotions.
Crakers, human like creatures, were designed by Crake as part of the Paradice Project to create the perfect species, immune to diseases, ‘immortal’, to not feel emotional attachments, all to live in the perfect ‘paradise’. Crake, being a