This method is most commonly for increased food production; only the plants and animals that have desirable characteristics are chosen for reproduction. ... Other uses of genetic engineering include the area of animal production; research is presently being performed to provide society with leaner meat, larger animals and faster growth. ... Animal rights groups have also argued that genetically altering the DNA of animals might pose problems for reproduction. Genetically altered animals might not interact with normal animals and most importantly have problems concerning reproduction. Also ther...

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In terms of food supply, many are against the idea of genetically creating animals for "wholesale slaughter" for human consumption. ( David Koepsell) Genetically producing animals raises the ethical concerns of creating animals specifically for human food consumption. ... Other ethical principles of concern with genetic engineering include how this scientific field will affect "the distribution of social goods as well as political rights" (David Koepseel). ... Scientist are genetically cloning certain animals for meat production and these animals are being genetically modif...

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Issues of whether the spare clone will have the same rights as the genetic donor are debatable. ... Certain gay rights advocates are pushing the idea of cloning as a means of preserving homosexuality in a general population, which might otherwise decide to eliminate it. Under the flag of defending reproductive rights, cloning has been recognized as giving women complete control over reproduction, possibly eliminating the need for men all together (Manning 1997). ... If human cloning were allowed before sufficient animal studies were undertaken, there is great risk to the clones and the re...

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Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Heath Inspection Services, which all have jurisdiction for monitoring and regulating the development, testing, and release of genetically modified plants and plant products. ... In 1991 and 1992 the USA based biotechnology company Agracetus was granted two patents describing a way to insert genetic material into cotton plants which grants the company rights to all genetically engineered cotton. ... Some people argue that the ownership of transgenic organisms is morally wrong on the basis that they are the shared heritage of everyone on earth...

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(LeVay/ Hamer 22) The first significant observation of sexual dimorphism performed in an animal laboratory. ... (LeVay/Hamer 23) Animal studies make available a good deal of evidence for biological basis of disease, but in this case, sexual orientation. ...

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Again, the issue of whether the child is fully human with all the same rights is at issue. ... Under the flag of defending reproductive rights, certain gay rights advocates are pushing the idea of cloning as a means of preserving homosexuality in a general population which might otherwise decide to eliminate it. ...

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In contrast genetic engineering allows us to combine fish, mouse, human and insect genes in the same person or animal. ... Instead they focused their attention to achieving equal rights and ending their oppression. ...

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In 1991 and 1992 the USA based biotechnology company Agracetus was granted two patents describing a way to insert genetic material into cotton plants which grants the company rights to all genetically engineered cotton. ... Some people argue that the ownership of transgenic organisms is morally wrong on the basis that they are the shared heritage of everyone on earth, but on the other hand the agricultural industry is based on the ownership of animals and plants....

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