Genetic Engineering - soon to become a mainstream part of our lives

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SKILLS I&j: Genetic Engineering

  Many scientists predict that genetic engineering is going to become a very mainstream part of our lives sooner or later. This is because of the important advanatages genetic engineering possesses.

 Probably the most importat advantage is that disease can be prevented by detecting people/plants/animals that are genetically prone to certain hereditary diseases, and preparing for the inevitable. Also, infectious diseases can be treated by implanting genes that code for antiviral proteins specific to each antigen.

  Our health can be benifited by genetic engineering by also producing rare products such as human growth hormone, or insulin that would normally be difficult to obtain. These substances are very important in some people’s lives.

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  Genetic Engineering can also allow for animals and plants to be 'tailor made' to show desirable characteristics. Genes could be manipulated in trees for example, to absorb more CO2 and reduce the threat of global warming. Genetic Engineering in plants could also help plants become resistant to disease or lack of water, helping them to live longer and increasing yield. Increasing yield would obviously be a tremendous help in poorer countries where people’s lives depend on their yield. Increasing the yield would also help vital rainforests be saved as the if a particular area of land is producing more crops ...

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