Genetic Engineering

What is genetic engineering? Well, genetic engineering is basically the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. It can be used to modify animals, plants or humans. It can also be used for cloning. But how will genetic engineering help us? Well, it obviously will have a wide variety of benefits but it will definitely come with some disadvantages. Genetic engineering is a topic that has had many moral debates related to whether it's humane or not to manipulate the cells of living creatures.

First of all, let's discuss the pros and cons. In genetic engineering, you can manipulate many things but it is usually done with plants. Plants generally offer better overall quality and taste, produce improved seeds. They are more resistant to diseases and come with environmental benefits. Plants also offer more nutrition benefits. But in my opinion, the trouble is definitely not worth it as they contribute to environmental destruction, create gene migration and contribute to growth in allergic reactions in the general population. They can also result in lowered resistance to antibiotics and the financial impacts on the economy is a big difference. However, anything related to engineering with animals or humans is brutal.

And now, the moral dilemmas. On this topic, one can claim that we must be brutal in pursuit of advancement or can argue that if we continue to engineer, we may become heartless. However, I would say that if we modify plants it is fine but it should not be sold in mass production until researchers are sure it's safe. Right now, we should not take the risk of engineering with humans or animals. I believe that it should take at least two decades of research before we start.

This is my opinion on genetic engineering.