Genetic Modification

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Genetic Modification
Now, what exactly is Genetic Modification?
Well, first of all, genetic modification is also well known as Genetic Engineering, it is basically the modification or manipulation of an organism’s genome. Genetic engineering is done by using biotechnology which are technologies that are used to transfer, change or edit the genetic make-up of the cells of an organism. Most of the time, genetic modification is done to enhance the capabilities or attributes of the organism in order for it to achieve a higher level of performance or state. It is also done to insert, delete or even initiate mutation in the genes. Overall, it is essentially done to edit the genome of an organism for a variety of reasons.

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As stated earlier, we could acquire a lot of benefits In the future if we support or allow the development of genetic modification to be continually developed.
First, the prevention of diseases and inherent illnesses could possible with the use of genetic engineering and the process of editing specific genomes. Especially now, that there are actually a lot of deadly diseases that are continuing to spread all over the world such as those diseases which are transmitted by mosquitoes like the infamous Zika Virus, Malaria and Dengue. With the use of genetic engineering, scientists could possibly formulate a cure for a variety of diseases, inherent illnesses and genetic mutations by selective genetic editing.
With the state of the global warming of our world, it is possible that soon enough, humans could face extreme conditions and of course, in order for the people to survive those conditions they would need to adapt to it and as we know it, evolution takes a lot of years. So, with the help of genetic modification and genetic enhancements we could possibly make quick adaptations to the extreme climates by enhancing the capabilities and certain attributes of the human body and even extended the human lifespan even more. Of course, humans and animals need food to survive and genetic modification could also improve the capabilities of the things that we consume to withstand extreme …show more content…

It was conducted in 1932, the study’s objective was to keep track of the progress of untreated syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that causes serious complications when left untreated. During that time, the considered treatment for syphilis was very questionable since it included unsafe compounds that has very low effectiveness in treating syphilis. It was a collaboration between the U.S. Public Health Service of Alabama and the Tuskegee Institute and they intended the study to determine the ways or modes of transmitting the STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease), keep track of the progress of the disease when left untreated and finding out the effectiveness of different treatments for the STD. They selected black men as study participants, majority of them having syphilis and the minority were healthy men who acted as controls. Those who were tested positive of the disease were assured of medical assistance and other services such as burial insurance in case of death. After they found out that penicillin was a highly effective and safe medicine to cure syphilis infection, the researchers still continued their study and caused complications and deaths to their unaware participants until the early 1970s. Due to the outcry of the public and the filing of lawsuits against the U.S. Government, the study was abruptly

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