Genetic Engineering
Genetic engineering today, has created a lot of issues in today’s communities. To explain a little about genetic engineering lets start with a basic cell. As we have learned a cell is the smallest functioning living matter. They can take many different shape but in the end they stick together to form tissues or organs.
Genetic engineering is what scientist call a “test tub science” and it is applied to the production of food way to soon. Looking at a cell in a test tub can only tell how it reacts and how it works alone. Which is neat but it doesn’t explain how it will behave or interact with other cells/genes. For an example the red test tube and the test tub were both tested separately but never together, So when mixed together separately there is no guarantee of what might happen there could be genetic defaults who knows. Like when there was an experiment on a fish, everything seemed fine until weeks later they discovered that the fish had grown way to quickly and was turning a greenish color, to me that doesn’t sound like I want to eat to this fish would you??
One scientist stated that with a more understanding and more experience its possible that one day there might be a success to genetic engineering. Although, the importance to understand that the non-success is a function of the “inherent limitation” of genetic engineering. As well as a reflection of how complex organisms progress and work properly. “Genetic Engineering has to over ride the regulatory processes at the cellular level in order to produce its intended effects.”
Its almost as if one scientist has more belief in genetic engineering than the other does. One is strong that it doesn’t work and never will and that other seems to believe that some day it will.
Genetic engineering has created a lot of problems for today’s communities. I think that if they can work out all the problems it might be a great thing. For example what fisher doesn’t want to catch a bigger and better fish? Or what farmer doesn’t want to grow bigger and bright tomatoes? It would be nice to have but who is really sure of what could happen from this genetic engineering?
2 comments:
Karie,
I think your essay is really good. You explain everything in a manner where I could really understand what you were talking about. I agree with you that wouldn't everyone want to grow bigger and better things but, what has been done to those things to get them to look like that? Just like the fish turning green. No, I would not eat it. It sounds like you really understand about cells and how things are created. Good Job!!
Tierza Ventura
Karie,
I definitely enjoyed reading your essay. It was a nice overview of genetic engineering, with a focus on one aspect of it as well. Since genetic engineering is such a gigantic topic, I think that your "summary/overview and specific example" format worked well. Also, I liked how you ended it with a well-asked question. I admit, I would not have minded to see maybe one more example of a different branch of genetic engineering. However, your example of the fish and genetic engineering in food (both the fish's food and ours) was very interesting. Also, I had not heard of such a thing before. Your essay opened my eyes in a good way. Overall, I enjoyed your essay and how you presented the topic. Good job!
Katie Meyers
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