MadSci Network: Genetics |
The ability to put genes from different species into your selected species makes possible the creation organisms that have not survived evolution or never existed before. This makes possible the creation of commercially valuable organisms, plants or animals of all types. The rest of this response can be found from Monsanto and other Genetic Engineering Companies. That said, I wonder if we have the wisdom to appropriately use the new skill of creating these new organisms. The precautionary principle is important in this regard and there are numerous examples of how we have created SERIOUS problems in the recent past by not acting cautiously. Something that needs to be seriously considered is If we can do it, SHOULD we do it? The release of new organisms has worse potential for the earth than the atomic bomb.
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