Oak, Manalai. "Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2011.
In the article "Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering," by Manalai Oaks, the author states different reasons why one should support or remonstrate genetic engineering. First, Oaks depicts a variety of reasons to promote genetic engineering. For plant use, it can make crops more durable and easily grown as well as increasing nutritional and medicinal value. In human use, it can strengthen beneficial traits and subdue more malignant ones. It could even bring about permanent cures to disease. On the other hand, in the case of plant modification, unpredictable genetic mutations could damage plants, decrease nutritional value, and possibly introduce newer, more resistant disease. It could also harm naturally grown plants. As for human genetic modification, capricious side effects could occur and the value of human individuality would sharply decline should everyone be able to pick their own traits or the traits of their children.
Oaks intent was to share why or why not a person should endorse genetic engineering. The intended audience would have been anyone searching for information on genetic engineering. There were no clear biases in the article. Both sides of the argument were well represented.
I found this to be a very good article. I find genetic engineering to be an important subject. Personally, I am contrary to its use in humans and I agree with all the statments made against it. I think this would be a good article for others as well due to the fact that its becoming more technologically possible and it will be a problem that will need to be settled in the near future.
Not. Cool. You know what i'm referring to. I think this is a great article, but very broad. This is something I could easily elaborate on and talk about seed engineering because it is a popular topic of discussion i our house. However, as far as human engineering goes I only know as much as Gattaca. If you continue on with this subject perhaps you could relate the two? Grrrrrrrrr8 job :)
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