Scientists believed that once adult cells had differentiated to become skin or eye cells ( Kolata 612). ... "Since the 1970s scientists have been manipulating DNA to create new forms of life, and today it's a growing for-profit business (Gillis616)." ... The procedure called germ-line therapy would allow doctors to alter the genes in any egg or sperm or an embryo that is just days old. ... Someday scientists may be able to introduce DNA hybrid cells into a needy body, where if persuaded to perform as required they could make healthy heart tissue, or even grow new limbs for amputees (...

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The eggs a sperm are mixed in a lab and then transferred to fallopian tubes before fertilization. ... The egg and sperm must both come from the couple who are having the child otherwise it is considered adultery. ... It involves the production and use of recombinant DNA and has been employed to create bacteria that synthesize insulin and other human proteins" . ... Most genetic research involves gene therapy to change the cells. Recently cloning has been used to grow healthy cells to replace/ cure diseased ones. ...

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Genetically modified foods are foods composed of organisms in which the genetic material has a modified DNA to achieve a desired trait. To enhance a desired trait in an organism genetic engineering is a set of technologies used to alter the genetic makeup of cells, using the transferring of genes. ... The new DNA is just used to express a specific characteristic or trait if it is a known food allergen then it must be tested for safety. ... DNA makes up all living things, and all DNA is composed of the four building blocks. Scientists are not introducing any foreign" substances by moving one pi...

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