{"id":249683,"date":"2016-11-10T17:43:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/pros-and-cons-of-genetic-engineering-hrfnd\/"},"modified":"2016-11-10T17:43:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T22:43:27","slug":"pros-and-cons-of-genetic-engineering-hrfnd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/genetic-engineering\/pros-and-cons-of-genetic-engineering-hrfnd.php","title":{"rendered":"Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering | HRFnd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>        Manipulation of genes in natural organisms, such as plants,    animals, and even humans, is considered genetic engineering.    This is done using a variety of different techniques like    molecular cloning. These processes can cause dramatic changes    in the natural makeup and characteristic of the organism. There    are benefits and risks associated with genetic engineering,    just like most other scientific practices.  <\/p>\n<p>    Genetic engineering offers benefits such as:  <\/p>\n<p>    1. Better Flavor, Growth Rate and    Nutrition    Crops like potatoes, soybeans and tomatoes are now sometimes    genetically engineered in order to improve size, crop yield,    and nutritional values of the plants. These genetically    engineered crops also possess the ability to grow in lands that    would normally not be suitable for cultivation.  <\/p>\n<p>    2. Pest-resistant Crops and Extended Shelf    Life    Engineered seeds can resist pests and having a better chance at    survival in harsh weather. Biotechnology could be in increasing    the shelf life of many foods.  <\/p>\n<p>    3. Genetic Alteration to Supply New Foods    Genetic engineering can also be used in producing completely    new substances like proteins or other nutrients in food. This    may up the benefits they have for medical uses.  <\/p>\n<p>    4. Modification of the Human DNA    Genes that are responsible for unique and desirable qualities    in the human DNA can be exposed and introduced into the genes    of another person. This changes the structural elements of a    persons DNA. The effects of this are not know.  <\/p>\n<p>    The following are the issues that genetic engineering can    trigger:  <\/p>\n<p>    1. May Hamper Nutritional Value    Genetic engineering on food also includes the infectivity of    genes in root crops. These crops might supersede the natural    weeds. These can be dangerous for the natural plants.    Unpleasant genetic mutations could result to an increased    allergy occurrence of the crop. Some people believe that this    science on foods can hamper the nutrients contained by the    crops although their appearance and taste were enhanced.  <\/p>\n<p>    2. May Introduce Risky Pathogens    Horizontal gene shift could give increase to other pathogens.    While it increases the immunity against diseases among the    plants, the resistant genes can be transmitted to harmful    pathogens.  <\/p>\n<p>    3. May Result to Genetic Problems    Gene therapy on humans can end to some side effects. While    relieving one problem, the treatment may cause the onset of    another issue. As a single cell is liable for various    characteristics, the cell isolation process will be responsible    for one trait will be complicated.  <\/p>\n<p>    4. Unfavorable to Genetic Diversity    Genetic engineering can affect the diversity among the    individuals. Cloning might be unfavorable to individualism.    Furthermore, such process might not be affordable for poor.    Hence, it makes the gene therapy impossible for an average    person.  <\/p>\n<p>    Genetic engineering might work excellently but after all, it is    a kind of process that manipulates the natural. This is    altering something which has not been created originally by    humans. What can you say about this?  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/healthresearchfunding.org\/pros-cons-genetic-engineering\/\" title=\"Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering | HRFnd\">Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering | HRFnd<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Manipulation of genes in natural organisms, such as plants, animals, and even humans, is considered genetic engineering. This is done using a variety of different techniques like molecular cloning. These processes can cause dramatic changes in the natural makeup and characteristic of the organism.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/genetic-engineering\/pros-and-cons-of-genetic-engineering-hrfnd.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genetic-engineering"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249683\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}