Genetic Engineering Pros and Cons
Genetic Engineering Position Paper Genetic engineering is the process of modifying an organism’s characteristics by altering the genetic material within its cells, DNA. DNA contains the genes of an organism, which determine the traits of that being. Genetic engineering takes place when genes from one organism are extracted and inserted into the DNA of another organism. The cell holding the DNA treats the foreign genetic material just as if it were its own, and creates the protein associated with the gene, therefore expressing the genes of another organism. Herb Boyer and Stanley Cohen were the first to use genetic engineering, when they transferred the DNA of a toad into a bacteria’s DNA. Ever since then, genetic engineering has been applied in different organisms, such as animals and plants. Personally, I think that genetic engineering is useful and can solve many of our problems, but some still argue that it shouldn’t be applied to use because we aren’t ready to put it to use. ...