Although there are positive aspects of genetic engineering, there are speculations upon whether or not the good outweighs the bad. ... Each super-weed can be responsible for hundreds of thousands of seeds. ... This causes a problem when selling seeds, because farmers do not know when certain seeds have been cross-contaminated. ... There are many different ways in which seeds can spread. ... There is also an issue with the realm of genetically modified crops pertaining to seed patenting. ...

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"Eu" meaning "True" and "Genics" meaning "Seed or Inherited Material", In other words, "The True Seed". ... By sterilizing the mentally ill and restricting foreign immigration, eugenicists sought to isolate the American genetic stock from the taint of allegedly bad genes. ...

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Important Facts the smallest unit of life is the cell instructions for development are contained in DNA collectively, all of the chemical processes in a cell are called metabolism producers often obtain energy from the sun homeostasis refers to the ability to maintain a constant internal environm...

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For every bad reason there is to ban human cloning, there is a good one. ... He implied that cloning research may well be "sowing the seeds of our destruction." ... On the other hand, the thought of killing human embryos weighs heavy on the bad side. ...

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In fact, within the past few years, many farmers have begun to use seeds that have been engineered to be drought resistant, and require very little pesticide. ... The true question is wether or not the positives outweigh the negatives, and wether the HGP will be a good change or bad. ...

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For example experiments that have involved transgenic oil-seed rape have concluded that insects developed a resistance to plants that have been manipulated to incorporate pesticides. ... As with all scientific experiments there will be good and bad side effects, long term side effects are just that "long term, and their benefits might not be prevalent for many years. ...

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