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Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is the direct manipulation of DNA to alter an organism’s characteristics (phenotype) in a particular way. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells to produce improved or novel organisms. An organism...
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Genetic Engineering is a powerful and potentially very dangerous too. To change the sequence of nucleotides of the DNA that code for the structure of a complex living organism, can have extremely ill effects although the potential benefit can be huge. Genetic Engineering is a...
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Genetic engineering was meant to improve human lives, but its necessity is questionable. For instance, those who cannot afford eugenics there are chances that employment opportunities will be limited to them. They would end up with no employment because of their fate because they were...
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Ever since the first human genome, we have began to understand and even manipulate DNA. This has led to further scientific discovery, such as gene therapy and cloning. There have been opposing views over whether it is ethical to approach genetic engineering. I believe that...
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In this source, Aziz discusses the potential outcome of genetic engineering. He begins this source by suggesting that genetic modification can lead to the creation of humans that are like video game characters: enhanced and indestructible. The thought sounds ideal, but there are also a...
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Use of genome editing and altering to design and engineer the attributes of future children has been supported and endorsed by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics; the report stated that it is morally and ethically permissible to use genome alterations for altering the genes of...
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Introduction The Darwinian evolution focused on which species where going to get preserved through mutations from the pressures in the environment. Civilization then helped us alter the ecological environment in which we lived. Finally we are now entering a stage which many might call evolution...
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As the field of Biotechnology grows, chemists and biologists alike are facing an ever-increasing conundrum of ethical hurdles brought on by technological breakthroughs. Genetic engineering stands on the cusp of a revolution. Breakthroughs in genetic engineering (GE) technologies will soon make it easier, cheaper, and...
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Human germline engineering is the process by which a human’s inherited traits (or genes) are adapted. This is attained through altering specimen within the germinal cells, for instance, the oocyte and spermatogonium. Human germline engineering should not be confused with gene therapy. Gene therapy consists...
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Introduction Understanding any functionally biological product is very important. For this, we need to understand and know the location of that particular gene from where the product from that gene is being transcribed and translated. The reason to know the location of the gene is...
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Eugenics, Webster’s English Dictionary defines this word as, “A science that deals with the improvement of hereditary qualities in a series of generations of a race or breed esp. By social control of human mating and reproduction” (Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, pg.783). You, the...
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Genetic engineering, in definition, is the artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid molecules in order to modify an organism or a population of organisms. Genetic engineering is beneficial in many ways. In an experiment setting, the technology was demonstrated to...
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Amongst the rapidly growing field of genetics lies a rather peculiar process which once was the pinnacle of Science Fiction now a certain absolute in reality – Cloning. Regardless of any controversial issues surrounding this process, it is now more widely used than ever and...
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Will humans be able to edit our genes to be able to decrease the risk of certain genetic defects being passed down through generations, or be able to give same-sex couples the opportunity to have their own genetic children? Genetic editing has been the basis...
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The question on every scientists mind today: Should CRISPR be used to enhance the genes of our progeny, who would then pass it on to the generations that follow? Examining cases where this has caused agitation during several debates, it is quite clear that gene...
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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. Genetic modification (GM) is a technology that involves inserting DNA into the genome of an organism. To apply this...
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The process of “knocking down” an undesirable gene is called gene silencing and may be carried out via RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi is a way of silencing the BLG gene using specifically designed molecules of RNA that target the mRNA from the BLG gene and...
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The BBC article “Gene editing wipes out mosquitoes in the lab” discusses work using a gene editing technique to suppress populations of caged mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae, which transmits malaria. In 2016 were 216 million cases of malaria in 91 countries and 445000 people were killed...
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Genetics is the most interesting part of science because it explains how certain traits are passed down by parents to their offspring. Gregor Mendel is considered the pioneer in explaining this theory of the genetics within generations of offspring. Mendel’s studies would shape the way...
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What is Eugenics Eugenics is recognised as a science that involves controlled breeding within a population to improve the occurrence of desirable traits and decrease the inheritance of genetic diseases and undesirable traits. The origin of the term eugenics derives from the Greek word ‘eu’...
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An automatic tree detection and analyzing method from aerial imagery can aid us in many ways such as keeping track of the number of trees which could be beneficial for forest resource management and others. Given a record of the number of trees in a...
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Introduction In the early years of scientific investigations in the field of heredity, the methods used to obtain data were considered genetical but once the physical basis of genetic conditions were recognized several studies were performed using methods of both cytology and genetics, using the...
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The USDA should restrict the commercial production of the genetically engineered eucalyptus tree. Firstly, the technology involved is not mature enough at this stage, thus, if the production happens on a large scale, serious consequences may happen. Genetics are the result of adapting to the...
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Introduction DNA are molecules in the chromosomes that contain your genetic information. Every human has a different set of DNA. The first person to study DNA was the Swiss chemist, Johann Friedrich Miescher, in the 1860s. Some of the famous pioneers who contributed to the...
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Amongst the rapidly growing field of genetics lies a rather peculiar process which once was the pinnacle of Science Fiction now a certain absolute in reality-Cloning. Regardless of any controversial issues surrounding this process, it is now more widely used than ever and if the...
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Secondary metabolites (SM) are low molecular weight organic compounds which produce from some of the primary metabolic biosynthetic pathways and interconnected with primary metabolite to gain the necessary amount of energy, carbon, and nitrogen. Secondary metabolites are not essential for growth and produced after growth...
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The genetic algorithm searches for an optimal solution using the principles of evolution based on a certain string which is judged and propagated to form the next generation. The algorithm is designed such that the “fitter” strings survive and propagate into later generations. Genetic Algorithm...
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CRISPR is a breakthrough in genetic editing technology, introduced in 2012. It cut the costs and time of genetic experiments by 99%. CRISPR is an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and is a genetic tool used to modify a living thing’s DNA....
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People with Huntington’s Disease (HD) are unable to control their movements, lose thinking ability and have emotional problems. HD is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the Huntingtin Gene. DNA segments in the Huntingtin Gene are repeated abnormally higher in people with HD. There...
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Genetically modified organisms are plants and animals that biotech scientists inject genes into to create organisms that cannot naturally occur. GMOs were first introduced to the U.S. in 1996 and today most of the food sold in the U.S. is GMOs. The main reason people...
