The Benefits Behind Genetic Engineering.
Genetic engineering is new breakthrough technology concerning many ethical, legal,.
and social standpoints that influence people different ways. Genetic engineering is the term that.
applies to techniques used to alter or combine genes in a organism. Cells of all living organisms .
contain genes. Genes contain instructions for making cells and for the work that goes on inside .
them. The complete set of genes for a human is called the human genome. It is similar to a book.
of instructions written in an unknown language. Science needs to at least learn this language in .
order to learn the secrets of the genes. If possible science needs to apply these discoveries to.
everyday life. If the problem of world famine can be cured by genetically engineered food, then .
genetic research should thus be allowed. If a mother's firstborn can be genetically engineered.
to guarantee the health of the child, then why is the research even being doubted? Think of all .
the world problems that could be aided by the science of genetic engineering. Many benefits will .
be brought about by the application of genetic science into everyday life.
One huge benefit provided from genetic engineering will be the use of DNA forensics,.
otherwise known as DNA typing or DNA identification, instead of the current technology used.
today to identify people. DNA contains a great deal of information about a person, much more .
than one's social security number or one's fingerprint can hold. DNA can tell much more about a .
person than one would care to know. DNA can tell a person information such as identification.
such as identification of relatives, identification of fatherhood, identification of bodies and .
identification of soldiers. To identify individuals, forensics' scientists scan around ten DNA.
regions that vary from person to person and use the data to create a DNA profile of that .
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individual. One current way of identification is by the use of fingerprint.