Genetic Engineering 10RM by SHARON

Task

the_thorntons11 — 2017-12-07 11:03:20 UTC

Read Kerboodle p230-231.
Draw a flowchart in your book to describe how a healthy human gene for a growth hormone can be taken from a human chromosome and put into a bacterial cell.
Then, using padlet, post your answer to "Evaluate the ethical concerns surrounding genetic engineering" .

Genetic modifications ethical concerns - Cameroon

2017-12-07 14:54:17 UTC

Genetic modification has many benefits but many people think that the ethically issues outweigh the positives. An ethical issue is people thinking that because the food is genetically modified it will have contents that are artificial and not good for you. Everyday we eat lots of organisms with all types of different DNA in our daily diet. Our body has all of the enzymes required to break down the extra genes that come from genetic modification therefore this concern has no real point behind it as the human body can deal with all the new genes.

Ethical concerns of genetic engineering - Nick

2017-12-07 14:55:28 UTC

Genetic engineering, as a new breakthrough in Biology poses several ethical issues. One of the largest concerns is the long term impact of genetic engineering. Plants that are genetically modified to produce insecticide

Genetic Engineering - The Ethical Issues - James Cracknell

14jcracknell — 2017-12-07 14:55:34 UTC

Genetic Engineering is undoubtedly a breakthrough. It allows new genes to be inserted into cells, leading to incredible results that can benefit many people’s lives for example Golden Rice, rice in which additional Vitamin A has been added, particularly useful in an area of malnutrition in which children have a lack of access to the aforementioned vitamin leading to blindness.

However as with many new sciences, ethical questions and issue - social, intrinsic and extrinsic - surround it. It isn’t often said that:

'Genetically can modified organisms are harmful to health, natural is the way forward’

There is no solid evidence behind this, whilst the long time effects of genetic engineering, or transgenics, have not been fully investigated (due to a lack of this possibility). Whilst a possibility exists that negatory effects do exist, the majority of genetic scientists and the majority of evidence suggests the latter.
Additionally there is a worry that

Genetic modification ethical concerns this is max’s Hands off

maxfoskett — 2017-12-07 14:56:27 UTC

Because it isn’t a realitively new science you cannot be sure of the long term affects It could have on those involved in it. For example insects may become pesticide resistant or it could lead to birth defects for those modified offspring. However many scientists agree that it could be beneficial in the fight against starvation. Crops could be genetically modified to survive with less water needed or grow faster to avoid dry or monsoon seasons,or finally stay edible for longer. However because of the potential unknown side effects these crops have only been trialed in extreme problem areas where water can be scarce for a whole year. As well as this genetically modified animal species similarly to those who have been selectively bred often have health issues potentially surrounding these genetic changes made by an outside factor, not allowing them to evolve naturally how nature intended

Alfie’s Answer

alfiefitch — 2017-12-07 14:57:55 UTC

Genetic engineering is in theory a beneficial idea, However it is still a very new science, this therefore produces ethical worries. Some issue are that experimentsThis could back fire and cause insects to become immune to repellants and cause a bigger problem. Until the science of genetic modification is more refined, there will be ethical issues that will delay any innovations in this field.

Oliver Chappell’s answer on the topic of Ethical problems of Genetic Modification

2017-12-07 14:58:03 UTC

Genetic Modification - Oliver

Genetic modification is a marvel of modern science with many advantages and disadvantages.

Genetic engineering has many advantages, for instance, genetically engineered plants plants can be modified to have a larger crop or grow faster. An example of this is in the two types of Golden Rice. These two types of rice, Golden rice and Golden rice 2, have varying

Matilda’s Answer

2017-12-07 14:58:16 UTC

Some Ethical concerns could be the long term effects that have not yet been explored as genetic engineering has not been around long enough. These effects could be very severe as well as effecting the brain or enhancing original disabilities. However Genetic engineering is very usful as it will change the cells which are affected possibly changing someone’s life for the better. It changes it at a cellular level and so it is less likely to return/become worse. With this new advance in science some people are worried in the future
bout this breakthrough being used for own purposes such as making a ‘designer’ child with desired characteristics (intelligent, looks pretty...).

Some peeple may not like i

2017-12-07 14:58:56 UTC

Ethical Concerns of Genetic Modification - James Brimble

14jbrimble — 2017-12-07 14:58:59 UTC

The positives of GM include a lot of health benefits for people that need, for example more vitamin A but can't grow carrots in their climate. 500,000 children in third world countries go blind due to their lack of vitamin A. This could be very easily solved with genetically modified rice

Genetic Engineering Isabel’s answer

wizzyizzyhill — 2017-12-07 14:59:57 UTC

There are many who disagree with Genetic Engineering as it is a relatively new science so very few of the long term affects are known.
For example there are worries that genetically engineered animals and plants may spread into the environment and effect plants and consumers as GM crops were originally made infertile which could effect wild plants amd cause a reduce in wild plant life with species dying out.
On the other hand crops can be designed to be capable of growing in hot, dry places. Also

Ethical issues of Genetic Engineering - Jasper Burvill

2017-12-07 15:00:12 UTC

There are many ethical issues surrounding Genetic Engineering. Firstly, adding to or manipulating the genes of an embryo does not sit well with many people, as the embryo could technically be considered a living being as it has developed a functioning brain. This is an issue as the embryo cannot give consent to any manipulation of it's genes, so some people think that this should not be done, even if it might help the embryo when it is eventually born. Furthermore, genetic engineering is a relatively new school of science, so we cannot be 100% certain of the result. It could therefore be considered unethical to perform an operation on a potential human being which could result in the human being worse off than before. Personally, I disagree with this, as if an embryo could potentially develop an inherited disease we should do anything we can to allow that future human to have as healthy a life as possible. In my opinion it is unethical not to perform gene therapy if a potential disability is detected and scientists have the power to fix it. Another ethical issue with genetic engineering

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cjimrie370 — 2017-12-07 15:00:29 UTC

- genetic engineering could be seen as ethically incorrect because it involves modifying and changing the DNA and some people may view this as unnatural.

Ethical concerns- beth gallacher

2017-12-07 15:00:40 UTC

There are many concerns surrounding Genetic engineering such as the long term effects it could have such as insects becoming pesticide resistant if they continue to eat a constant diet of pesticides forming plants which would be really bad because they would have to form a new pesticide to protect the plants. However there are also concerns about the effects of eating GM food on human health but hunmas eat many different types of dna every day as part of the normal diet because of this We should be bake to digest a few extra genes. As well as these concerns therw are also many positives to genetic engineering such as artitectual Benifits like improved growth rates of plant and animals for people’s to eat so then this would improve the production chain, also some plants have been genetically engineered to be able to grow in hot, cold, dry conditions so anywhere in the world this could help people all over the world. So there’s are many disadvantages and advantage to genetic modification however I think the positives outweigh the negatives for now until we can see what they do in the future.

Joe Edwards - The ethical issues of genetic engineering

14jedwards — 2017-12-07 15:00:51 UTC

Genetic engineering is believed to be the way forward and could go a long way to solve the expanding population’s hunger problem. Already, genetically modified microorganisms are able to make the proteins that humans need and in very large quantities. There are varieties of GM rice called ‘golden rice’ that produces large amounts of Vitamin A.

Lydia’s answer

lydiaesduffy — 2017-12-07 15:00:52 UTC

Genetic engineering is an amazing breakthrough for science as it allows scientists to improve the food value of crops and help to feed the world’s growing population.However because genetic modification is quite new to science it means that scientists don’t know the long term effects on the environment.Also there are a few ethical concerns of genetic modification for example some people are concerned about eating GM foods because we don’t know the effects on human’s health. Another common worry about genetic engineering is that if we have large quantities of Gm foods that produces pesticides that insects will become resistant to pesticides.

Ethics of genetic technologies - Emma

14ejessen — 2017-12-07 15:01:00 UTC

There are several ethical concerns associated with genetic modification. For example, scientists don't fully understand any long term impact they may have on individuals or the environment. An example of this is infertility in plants; a trial of GM plants took place and some of them were made infertile. Farmers were very unhappy about this. If infertility spread into the wildlife of the countryside it could cause major problems to the environment. However scientists are working hard to prevent this and there is little evidence of problems arising.

2017-12-07 15:01:15 UTC

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Jib Doven’s answer

14jdoven — 2017-12-07 15:01:28 UTC

Genetic engineering ethnically concerns.

Some people don’t believe that genetic engineering is wrong because your damaging or even killing an organism to get the gene and also some people donot like the idea of changing a animals DNA e.g. featherless chickens 🐔 people hate the idea of use using animals for own own needs by changeing their DNA. Also as this is a new engineering the after affects could be quite catastrophic e.g. doing brain genetic engineering you could give the animal Down syndrome or traits that you werenot hoping to give the animal, and if you make a mistake it could kill the animal or create a abomination

14ncracknell — 2017-12-07 15:01:45 UTC

There are many advantages of genetic engineering however there are many ethical issues concerning it. Due to genetic engineering being new science, scientists can not be sure of the long term effects. Insects may become pesticide resistant if they eat a constant diet of pesticide-forming plants. Genetic engineering can be used to enhance the environment for toxic fungi.

Sophie's answer

14sjackson — 2017-12-07 15:02:44 UTC

First of all genetic engineering is a very new science, meaning that we can not be fully sure of long term effects which may occur. Some people are concerned that eating genetically modified foods may have a bad effect on their health. This is false because naturally humans eat a variety of organisms, each containing different DNA. Overall this means that our bodies enzymes are well suited to breaking down different DNA and therefore should be able to handle a few extra genes.

Sam J Answer

14bketteringham — 2017-12-07 15:03:14 UTC

The use of genetic engineering could result in harmful consequences, it could harm the animal or plant and at an extremity could cause death. On the other hand, if it works out could prove life changing and extremely useful.

Genetic Engineering

rebeccafletcher30 — 2017-12-07 15:03:18 UTC

Genetic engineering is a controversial topic and some people believe it is unnatural and unethical. Some scientist have still not understood the full long term effects or impact it may have on individuals or the surrounding environment. For example infertility i

14radams — 2017-12-07 15:04:29 UTC

Concerns about genetic engineering

Genetic engineering is still a very new science, and no one can be sure what the long-term effects might be. For example insects may become pesticide-resistant if they eat a constant diet of pesticide-forming plants, Some people are concerned about the effect of eatingGM food on human health However, people eat a wide range oforganismswith many different types of DNA every day as part ofanormal diet Our bodies have the enzymes needed to breakdown allsorts ofDNA as part of normal digestion, so they should be able to deal with any extra genes Another concern is that genes from GM plants and animals might spread into the wildlife of the countryside. Some people are very anxious about the effect that these GM organisms might have on populations of wild flowers and insects GM crops were originally often made infertile, which meant farmers in poor countries had to buy newseed each year.Many people were unhappy with this practice. If these infertilitygenes spreadintowild populations, it could cause major problems in the environment although scientists are working hard to prevent this and there is little evidence so far of problems arising. The majority of plant scientists believe that GM crops are the way forward and probably the only way to solve the problem af feeding the world's expanding population and to cope with global warming Some of the main ethical objections to genetic engineering involve fears about human engineering People may want to manipulate the genes of their future children to make sure they are bom healthy. There are also concerns that people might want to use this process to have designer children with particular characteristics such as high intelligence or good looks Genetic engineering raises issues for everyone to thinkabout

Ethic concerns of genetic engineering

2017-12-07 15:04:47 UTC

There are several issues concerning genetic engineering. Some people think that the genetic engineering is unnatural and humans should not be eating GM foods. Another issue is that insects can potentially become résistant to pesticides causing farmers to worry about how

Alex’s Answer

14aasker_peters — 2017-12-07 15:05:39 UTC

Some people think that genetic engineering is bad as they believe it is an unnatural process and that humans shouldn’t be interfereing. They believe that

Freya’s answer

2017-12-07 15:05:46 UTC

Some people think that genetic engineering is a bad thing because of their own beliefs. For example people think that there are artificial elements in plants and in insects some people believe that insects with will become resistant to some pesticides.

Ethical concerns of genetic engineering -Soul

2017-12-07 15:06:15 UTC

Genetic engineering is a great new discovery in biology, however it is a very controversial subject due to ethical issues. As genetic engineering is further researched it has potential to cure many worldwide problems such as diseases.

14radams — 2017-12-07 15:07:20 UTC

The are several benefits of genetic engineering, these can include the ability to remove inherited disorders, such as cystic fibrosis, macular degeneration, as well as this it has the ability to increase crop veils as well as the capability to speed evolve to adapt to hot climates. However the are many ethical and ecological concerns about genetic modification, these can include concerns that in the future people may have the ability to select specific genes,such as increased intelligence and physical characteristics. Some of the ecological concerns

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cjimrie370 — 2017-12-07 15:07:34 UTC

Genetic engineering is a relatively new process and there is not a lot of research into it. This increases the chances of risk which makes it unethical to carry out the process on humans.

cjimrie370 — 2017-12-07 15:08:22 UTC

Genetic engineering allows genes from one organism to be cut and placed inside others that have many benefits like improved growth rate of plants and animals and it creates crops that make their own pesticides however it has concerns like genetic engineered crops were Infirtile so therefore if this gene spread into the wild it could be very costly for poorer farmers as they have to buy seed to plants crops

14jcoles — 2017-12-07 15:08:29 UTC

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rebeccafletcher30 — 2017-12-07 15:08:30 UTC

There are many controversies surrounding genetic Engineering. For example scientist have not understood

Sams answer

2017-12-07 15:08:43 UTC

Although genetic engineering comes as a large breakthrough in science and could potentially lead biology in a great direction, it does come with some ethical arguments such as ones of the largest being that all things were made as they were for a reason

2017-12-07 15:08:48 UTC

Concerns about genetic engineering

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2017-12-07 15:08:52 UTC

Genetic enginering

2017-12-07 15:11:29 UTC

A lot of people have problems with this because

14cgrassi — 2017-12-07 15:11:39 UTC

Genetic engineering ethical issues Nick

2017-12-07 15:12:25 UTC

alfiefitch — 2017-12-07 15:20:25 UTC

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