GENETIC ENGINEERING

Genetic Engineering

Genetic Engineering

Question Number One

What are the benefits of genetic engineering versus the potential risks?

Genetic engineering is similar to biotechnology in a sense that it involves alteration of an organism's characteristics. Genetic engineering is also widely applied in the food industry for production from microorganisms of amino acids, proteins, starches, and sugars used both as processing aids and as ingredients in the final product. Today, additives, vitamins, flavor enhancers, and preservatives are often produced with the help of rDNA techniques (Grandy, 2006). Immediately following the emergence of rDNA, a number of scientists raised risks about the power of the techniques ...