Genetic Engineering
“Genetic Engineering”
Abstract
This paper is to discuss the pros and cons of genetic engineering. And whether genetic engineering can end world hunger?
Keywords: genetic, engineering, crops, pros, cons, world, hunger, technology, altered, tolerated, drought Genetic engineering the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material (Bensel, 2011). Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms, (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques by which humans modify food organisms include selective breeding; plant breeding, and animal breeding, and somaclonal variation. GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. Genetic engineering of the human food supply is a highly contentious issue, with credentialed scientists arguing on each side. Most likely the controversy will continue. The effort by biotech companies to genetically modify food will continue to increase and resistance by consumers to genetically modified food will continue to grow. The science of indirectly manipulating an organism 's genes using the techniques like molecular cloning and transformation to alter the structure and nature of genes is called genetic engineering. Genetic engineering can bring about a great amount of transformations in the characteristics of an organism by the manipulation of DNA, which is like the code inscribed in every cell determining how it functions (2011). With anything else there are pros and cons to genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is a valuable new technology that can develop more plentiful and nutritious foods, with great potential benefits for humanity
Abstract
This paper is to discuss the pros and cons of genetic engineering. And whether genetic engineering can end world hunger?
Keywords: genetic, engineering, crops, pros, cons, world, hunger, technology, altered, tolerated, drought Genetic engineering the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material (Bensel, 2011). Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms, (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques by which humans modify food organisms include selective breeding; plant breeding, and animal breeding, and somaclonal variation. GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. Genetic engineering of the human food supply is a highly contentious issue, with credentialed scientists arguing on each side. Most likely the controversy will continue. The effort by biotech companies to genetically modify food will continue to increase and resistance by consumers to genetically modified food will continue to grow. The science of indirectly manipulating an organism 's genes using the techniques like molecular cloning and transformation to alter the structure and nature of genes is called genetic engineering. Genetic engineering can bring about a great amount of transformations in the characteristics of an organism by the manipulation of DNA, which is like the code inscribed in every cell determining how it functions (2011). With anything else there are pros and cons to genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is a valuable new technology that can develop more plentiful and nutritious foods, with great potential benefits for humanity
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