... our limited knowledge has greatly expanded. No longer does the gradual process of selective breeding confine improvements; we now have the ability to genetically modify a species' specific characteristics within a single generation (Ford 65). Such rapid advancement could provide many benefits; Cathy Becker of ThriveOnline writes that such technology could make foods more nutritious, cause ... alleviated. For example, blindness due to vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in many third world countries. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Institute for Plant Science...

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