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Should Genetic Engineering Be Controlled by Law
Victor Gatdula
Waukesha County Technical College
Allen Jackson
Written Communications
December 18, 2011
Abstract
This paper explores scientists ' points of view about genetic engineering. Some of them are sure that it should not be controlled by law; others consider that genetic engineering has crossed the line and as a result should be limited. Nobody doubts that with the help of genetic engineering we can treat some diseases, change the appearance of our offspring and even give infertile women an opportunity to have children. But genetic engineering has also an opposite side. The case is that scientists don 't often think about an individual but only about society. They are willing to hurt animals in order to successfully carry out the experiment and achieve good results. A lot of animals suffer and we can 't be sure that scientists ' activity will stop on it; they can start to carry out terrible experiments on people. Therefore I came to the conclusion that genetic engineering should be controlled by law in order maximize its benefits and minimize its harms.
Should Genetic Engineering Be Controlled by Law
There are so many opinions about genetic engineering. A lot of people think that it is unnecessary, because contradicts the nature, and, as a result, should be controlled by law. But as for the scientists, most of them are sure that it is a great achievement which allows us to change the hereditary properties of the human body. The most painful problem is that we still do not know which group of people is right. I’ll try to compare researches ' thoughts and my views on this problem, agree or disagree with them, and vindicate my decision. First of all it should be noted, that genetic engineering is the direction of research in molecular biology and genetics, the ultimate goal of which is to obtain organisms, by means of laboratory methods, with new combinations of inherited characteristics.
Victor Gatdula
Waukesha County Technical College
Allen Jackson
Written Communications
December 18, 2011
Abstract
This paper explores scientists ' points of view about genetic engineering. Some of them are sure that it should not be controlled by law; others consider that genetic engineering has crossed the line and as a result should be limited. Nobody doubts that with the help of genetic engineering we can treat some diseases, change the appearance of our offspring and even give infertile women an opportunity to have children. But genetic engineering has also an opposite side. The case is that scientists don 't often think about an individual but only about society. They are willing to hurt animals in order to successfully carry out the experiment and achieve good results. A lot of animals suffer and we can 't be sure that scientists ' activity will stop on it; they can start to carry out terrible experiments on people. Therefore I came to the conclusion that genetic engineering should be controlled by law in order maximize its benefits and minimize its harms.
Should Genetic Engineering Be Controlled by Law
There are so many opinions about genetic engineering. A lot of people think that it is unnecessary, because contradicts the nature, and, as a result, should be controlled by law. But as for the scientists, most of them are sure that it is a great achievement which allows us to change the hereditary properties of the human body. The most painful problem is that we still do not know which group of people is right. I’ll try to compare researches ' thoughts and my views on this problem, agree or disagree with them, and vindicate my decision. First of all it should be noted, that genetic engineering is the direction of research in molecular biology and genetics, the ultimate goal of which is to obtain organisms, by means of laboratory methods, with new combinations of inherited characteristics.
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