Genetic Engineering
What is genetic engineering?
Genetic engineering is the direct modification of an
organism’s genome, which is the list of specific traits
(genes) stored in the DNA.
Changing the genome
enables engineers to give
desirable properties to
different organisms.
Organisms created by
genetic engineering
are called genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
What is the difference between
the mice in these two groups?
Genetic Engineering
Benefits
Create more food
Cure diseases (genetic)
Stronger and faster
Improve appearance
More money! $$$
More intelligent
Durable – Longevity
Easier to get resources
Shorter/taller
Optimize any characteristic
(taste, color, abundance)
vs.
Hazards
Have to change a lot of things
Mess up ecosystem
Give diseases
Too expensive
Waste of $
Opposite effect
Not natural
Something could go wrong
Pros & Cons of Genentic Engineering
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