Genetic engineering has been applied to human reproduction whereby genetic diseases can be identified at the fetal stage so as to enable the doctors take remedial action. Hopefully, as time goes by, such diseases can be treated successfully before the fetus is born (Boylan and Kevin 72)
Unlike traditional breeding where genes are manipulated indirectly, genetic engineering employs molecular cloning and transformation to bring about the direct alteration of genetic characteristics and structure. Genetic engineering has been successfully employed various industries particularly the medical and agricultural ones (Fridell 37)
Through transgenics, scientists develop organisms with traits that are rare to its species an example being developing of sunflowers that are mildew resistant and insect resistant cotton which in turn promote health through reduced use of insecticides and herbicides as well as making the food more nutritious. Transgenics have combinations that are either plant-animal-human combinations, animal-animal combinations or animal-human combinations (Glenn)
Some genes can be defective predisposing one to diseases that may attack them later in life. Other genes may remain dormant and get passed down to their future generations who will suffer from the disease (More 3)
Genetically modified foods can help in providing a solution for the problem of starvation by increasing the quantity whereby the characteristic of the species to enable it adapt to its environment and thereby increasing production. The quality of the food can also be increased through making it more nutritious an example being the developing of rice with heightened levels of vitamin a (Pimentel et al
Monoclonal antibodies are proteins that have the ability to recognize specific substances that are in concentrations that are extremely low. They are used to in detecting and targeting cancer cells in what is referred to as a 'magic bullet approach' and also in testing for pregnancy (Ramachandran and Karthik 33)
A (Bittman, 2011). Furthermore, in a study on mice, it has become possible to suppress or express certain genes in order to increase a certain positive trait quality (Bhanoo, 2011)
It is the same premise studied and practiced within the genetically modified plants. The genetically engineered alfalfa, salmon, and beets would enable an increase in resources and would have less need for the use of pesticides (Bittman, 2011)
Three of the articles discuss the prospect of genetically altered genes, as well as the arguments for and against such approval of biotech creations. In February, the United States Department of Agriculture approved an otherwise disallowed manufacturing of genetically engineered sugar beets (Pollack, 2011)
Three of the articles discuss the prospect of genetically altered genes, as well as the arguments for and against such approval of biotech creations. In February, the United States Department of Agriculture approved an otherwise disallowed manufacturing of genetically engineered sugar beets (Pollack, 2011)
For example, efforts to eradicate mental illness through first sterilization, and then euthanasia, would have only addressed the genetic contribution to mental illness. Today, current estimates suggest that only 10-40% of some mental diseases would have been theoretically eliminated through such efforts (Mitchell, 2010, p
¶ … Perfection Genetic engineering is neither good nor bad, but the outcome could be judged as one or the other (Dawkins, 1998)
Somatic Cell Genetic Engineering to Treat Medical Conditions Genetic engineering can take many forms. One of the more benign methods, at least in terms of its impact on our species and the world in which we inhabit, is somatic cell gene therapy (Sandel, 2004, p
This 'doping' has been going on for decades and is becoming increasingly hard to detect because genetic engineering technologies in the form of recombinant protein drugs are entering the fray. There is also increasing concern over the use of 'gene doping' in the near future (Azzay, Mansour, and Christenson, 2005)
In Portugal, Dr. Carlos Lima is experimenting in stem cell treatment by taking adult stem cells from inside a patient's nasal passages, which are the only nerve cells in the body that regenerate, and transplanting them onto damaged nerve cells in the spine, where they will continue to grow (Schieffer pp)
). Article Summary: The Daily Telegraph published an article regarding the morality of genetically engineering babies based on views of an Oxford professor (Alleyne, 2012)
This article as mentioned earlier explores the embryo study where ethics that are supposed to be involved but are being crossed all the time. Some of the scientific investigation is to study regarding the increase of the well-being of animals, but a lot of these animal experiments like the mice in the article are inappropriately piloted for human welfares (Knudsen, 2007)
The human body cells cannot distinguish what is a gene from a "natural" or hereditarily modified organism since they are completely liberated from the original plant. (Varzakas, 2007)
Compounding the problem is that when people are lifted out of poverty, they eat more, and thus recent economic improvements, particularly in Asia, have put additional pressure on food production to meet this new demand, even without feeding a single additional hungry person. Clearly, major increases in crop yields are going to be needed to meet future demand for food, given these trends (Lobell & Asner, 2003)
Compounding the problem is that when people are lifted out of poverty, they eat more, and thus recent economic improvements, particularly in Asia, have put additional pressure on food production to meet this new demand, even without feeding a single additional hungry person. Clearly, major increases in crop yields are going to be needed to meet future demand for food, given these trends (Lobell & Asner, 2003)