Is the Practice of Genetic Engineering Safe?

University: Biology

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The scientific community has on the whole been an advocate of the practice of gene technology. In recent years the advancement has been propelled by funding and interest within this branch of science. This advancement has not only led to the mapping of the human genome but also the modification of it to aid scientific progress. This modification, termed genetic engineering is a commercial application often used for reasons of economy, such as the practice being used in the food industry and, in medicine to accelerate research in finding cures for specific diseases. With widespread use of such a unproven technology there are likely to be uncertainties with regard to its safety. This paper attempts to define gene technology and to look at the uses of it in regard to genetic engineering. One particularly popular use, cloning will be focussed upon and previous experiments will be examined.
Scientific models will be analysed and the biological pathways of genetic engineering will be described in attempt to reveal any potential dangers.
Finally, I will focus upon the future implementations and how safe these will be by examining recent evidence to recent belief.
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