While the twentieth century may be known as the century of a wide range of innovative discoveries, the twenty-first century may well be known as the century of biotechnology. Current technologies enable scientists to create genetically engineered organisms by using the basic building blocks of living matter, genes. This outstanding ability offers the world a number of advances, such as genetically modified processes, human cloning and organ traficking.
Firstly, one of the biggest advances, according to some scientists is the genetically engineered crops and foods. Genetically engineered crops are new kinds of crops. Biotechnologists use certain genes from one organism and introduce them into another to produce a desirable trait. Scientists have also used specific genes from soil bacteria; toxic to a number of different pests. However, while many argue that genetically engineered foods are beneficial in a number of ways such as to starvation reduction and pests, others argue that there are potentially harmful dangers that may result in a series of damages. For humans, there are many hazards such as allergic reactions, possibly even fatal ones, due to artificially introduced genes in food.
Secondly, the potential for the use of artificially grown organs and tissue to benefit humankind remains as controversial today as it was then. But after decades of failed attempts, new signs of progress are beginning to emerge in the ability to achieve successful transplantation between different species.
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as genetic engineering goes further, the human beings are more willing to choose how long they want to live and even design a baby. Nowadays, humans have a lifespan in which can possibly go over eighty in a perfectly healthy way. However, designer babies are still controversial, mainly for moral and religious grounds.
In conclusion, genetically modified processes cannot determine the future of the mankind. All in all, humans tend to play god´s role that can be extremely dangerous to us in which is not nature´s way.