Genetic engineering is an aspect of biotechnology which involves the manipulation of organisms’ genes and is made possible by DNA. DNA is a hereditary substance that contains a complete set of information which determines the structure and function of a living organism. Genetic engineering is rapidly expanding and is currently used to make a wide range of substances.

Genetic engineering is an extremely controversial issue as there are many angles to consider it from. It can be considered as just another technological development which was bound to surface with time, however it wasn’t until now advances in technology gave the power to create, change and formulate life.

In theory genetic engineering could lead to many benefits in the world. Genetic codes are the determining factor of appearance, personality, health and aging so quality of life and general health could be improved. Agriculture could also be improved through improving animals and crops to better serve humans and it may be the answer to curing life-threatening diseases. One problem though, no one knows the long term effects!

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