Genetic_Engineering__Can_We_Play_God

Genetic Engineering: Can We Play God When we envision our future, we usually imagine a future free of disease and physical sickness, but have you ever wondered how a disease-free society will be accomplished' In the twenty-first century our world will be a very different place because of genetic manipulation and engineering. There are many pros and cons to this debate, but it is undeniable that the effects from the new revelations in the field of genetics are far-reaching and deep impacting. The first article talks about how genetic engineering is a radical new technology, one that breaks down fundamental barriers, not only between species, but also between humans, animals, and plants. By combining the genes of dissimilar and unrelated species, permanently altering their genetic codes, novel organisms are created that will pass the genetic changes onto their offspring through heredity. Scientists are now snipping, inserting, recombining, rearranging, editing, and programming genetic material. Animal genes and even human genes are being inserted into plants or animals creating unimagined transgenic life forms. For the first time in history, human beings are becoming the architects of life. The article says that bio-engineers will be creating tens of thousands of novel organisms over the next few years. The prospect genetic, engineering, plants, now, about, article, time, first, century, twenty-first, talks, species, new, genetically, genes, animals, unknown, says, one, life, human, future, food, even, engineered, creating, being, bacteria, years, world, wooster, until, unrelated, tinkering, think