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    To begin with‚ science and technology have changed our world dramatically‚ and‚ for the most part‚ we take them in our stride. Genetic engineering is a relatively new technology riddled with questions and the arguments for and against are difficult to weight because it’s hard to know the risks until something goes wrong. My own believe is that genetic engineering is the inevitable wave of the future and that we can not afford to ignore a technology that has such enormous potential benefits.

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    project (genetically modified)‚ we are now left wondering if these foods are safe to eat. Can they lead to other serious issues? Way before scientists had learned to modify our foods‚ the human race has methodically improved crop plants through selective breeding for many thousands of years. Genetic engineering allows that time-consuming process to be accelerated and exotic traits from unrelated species to be introduced. In the United States‚ this type of agricultural industry began emerging in the

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    out a dangerous global experiment by introducing large numbers of genetically engineered foods into our diet. Genetic manipulations can result in unanticipated harmful effects‚ and because genetically engineered foods are not sufficiently tested‚ this experiment not only jeopardizes the health of individuals‚ but also affects the natural flow of nature. Pollan writes‚ “genetic engineering overthrows the old rules governing the relationship of nature and culture in plants.” He argues in his essay

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    Samantha Mireles Mrs. Blake Biology 1 January 23‚ 2012 Genetic Engineering Do you know what’s really in your food? Maybe you think you do. But you don’t know what the major food companies are trying to hide from you. Many companies such as Tyson want to prevent you from knowing that most of their product is genetically engineered. Genetic engineering is wrong and should be stopped. Genetic engineering can have many negative effects. It can cause allergies (Smith). It can even

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    is defined as a medical application that produces antibiotics and vaccines. Green and red biotechnology is used in different ways to discover new medicine and to genetically modify crops. They affect quality of products‚ human’s health and genetic engineering. Green and red biotechnologies have more similarities than differences due to high quality of products‚ enhance the health of body and require money. Both of green

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    It Mean? Genetic engineering in humans means that some part of the DNA of a person has been altered in some way. It is possible through genetic engineering people could be given bigger brains or any other structural alterations. Human genetic engineering promises to cure disease and increase the immunity of people to viruses. Why? The potential of genetic engineering is To cure medical conditions and hopefully prolong life. Genetic engineering could also

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    advanced form of cut and paste. During genetic modification‚ DNA is taken from and unrelated plant‚ animal or bacteria and inserted into a different organism to get it to produce the desired traits. The DNA is“cut” from one organism and “pasted” into and unrelated one. The two main traits or reasons crops are genetically engineered is for Herbicide tolerance‚ which lets the farmer spray weedkillers directly

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    Build-A-Baby The debate on genetically modifying humans has been on the rise for many years in numerous countries. Richard Hayes writes a rebuttal article titled “Genetically Modified Humans? No Thanks” discussing why he disagrees with modifying human genes and all of the horrors it entails. Although he speaks lightly of science using this method to cure diseases‚ he knows society will take it many steps too far. He asserts that “theses same technologies also have the potential for real harm”

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    known as GMO‚ are such organisms whose genetic material has been artificially changed using genetic engineering. Genetic engineering‚ to put it simply‚ is altering the DNA technology‚ using DNA molecules from various organisms and using this molecules to create a brand new set of genes. Then the set of genes is added to an organism’s genome. Below is shown an exchange of genes in corn‚ which is supposed to protect it from various insects. Genetic engineering can also change the color of the plant

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    ago. They domesticated animals later and then selectively bred both plants and animals to meet various requirements for human food. Humans discovered natural biological processes such as fermentation of fruits and grains to make wine and beer‚ and yeast for baking bread. Manipulation of foods is not a new story‚ therefore. The latest agricultural discovery uses genetic engineering technology to modify foods. Farmers and plant breeders have been changing crop plants to improve characteristics such

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