Introduction
DID YOU KNOW?????
Scientists have been able to insert the genes from an artic flounder into tomato plants to make them more resistant to cold temperatures!?
Grapes are being grown that have frog genes in them so the grapes will be fungus resistant!!?
No, these examples are not jokes, they are very real, and they may be showing up on a dinner table near YOU!!
While these examples seem pretty extreme (dude)
they are the result of advances in the field of genetic engineering. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the medicine that keeps us healthy are all areas that are affected by genetic engineering. These advances have helped make many crops and animals resistant to things like drought, disease, and infection.
These new genetically engineered products can enhance things like crop output, livestock productivity, and efficiency in making lifesaving drugs and other products. What this means to you and me is things like lower prices, more effective and powerful medicines, and the creation of new products (all good things, right?).
Well, everything has to have some controversy to it and the field of genetic engineering has plenty. Because this field is relatively new, people are very concerned about the safety of these genetically engineered products.
IntroductionDID YOU KNOW????? Scientists have been able to insert the genes from an artic flounder into tomato plants to make them more resistant to cold temperatures!?Grapes are being grown that have frog genes in them so the grapes will be fungus resistant!!? No, these examples are not jokes, they are very real, and they may be showing up on a dinner table near YOU!! While these examples seem pretty extreme (dude) they are the result of advances in the field of genetic engineering. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the medicine that keeps us healthy are all areas that are affected by genetic engineering. These advances have helped make many crops and animals resistant to things like drought, disease, and infection. These new genetically engineered products can enhance things like crop output, livestock productivity, and efficiency in making lifesaving drugs and other products. What this means to you and me is things like lower prices, more effective and powerful medicines, and the creation of new products (all good things, right?). Well, everything has to have some controversy to it and the field of genetic engineering has plenty. Because this field is relatively new, people are very concerned about the safety of these genetically engineered products.
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