"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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
