Topic: Consider the suggestion that genetic technology is wrong
Teacher’s Name: Heather Roberts
Date: 2nd December, 2011
Word Count: 746
Whether or not to allow genetic technology is a controversial issue at the present time. It is usually deals with medicine, agriculture and maintains law and order. This essay will argue that genetic technology is benefits to medicine, agriculture and keep society security.
The first benefit area is that genetic technology benefit to medicine. Since genetic engineering is created, it was used in a wide range area, especially in making medicines and medical areas. DNA technology promoted medical science research as well .In the initial period when genetic engineering is published; it was used promptly in medicine research, and tumour transfer. Firstly, genetic engineering can help us understand why people have a disposition to a certain disease and what kind of disease we may get. For example, scientists have identified more than 4000 genetic diseases that may affect human. Secondly, genetic engineering may help doctor research innovative medicines for cure serious diseases. Until now, millions of people already use genetically engineered drugs to treat heart diseases, cancer, AIDS, and strokes (Williams, J. And D. Hill. 2011). Thirdly, genetic experimentation has a critical process in the near future. It is said that the gene system will allow parents select the traits of their children, such as height, weight, and eyes. Obviously, genetic engineering is benefits to human, and already gets good results now.
The second benefit area is that genetic technology benefit to agriculture. There are genetic technology benefits to agriculture whether or not to allow genetically modified food is a very controversial issue at the present time. But the genetically modified foods make the food. Need fewer pesticides stay fresh longer and grow better. The primary benefit to agriculture needs fewer pesticides because the genes from plants are taken and joined with other genes from different plant in order to change the original plants. So, it scarcely needs fewer pesticides to kill the bugs, and it will not impact a lot to the human health. For example, the corns kill insects that eat the plants. The additional benefit to agriculture is growing better because the environment is such a complicated system that it is very difficult to determine the effect of any weather, and the gene system is change, so the plant can grow in any weather. For instance, the strawberries can grow in cold weather. The third benefit to agriculture is stays fresh longer because the gene technology, so that makes the food cheaper, and the food in the supermarket will be a higher quality. For example, the tomato can stay fresh for two months (Cox, K. & Hill, D. 2004).
The third benefit area is that genetic technology benefit to society safe. Firstly, everyone has a unique DNA that means we can use DNA to identify a distinct person. DNA is located in each of human cells, including blood, saliva, hair follicles, and skin. As a result, police can collect from skin or hair collected a crime scene, then police have a feeling that someone is guilty of it. For example, scientists can analyse the exact makeup of the identical two sets of DNA and there are chances to supply the evidence they are from the same person. The judge could make DNA ‘fingerprints’ to criminal evidence put the person to convince a jury that that person was present at the crime scene. Secondly, DNA evidence is also can help free innocent people. For instance, in January 2001, a man imprisoned for a murder in Texas was released because of DNA tests. Another man, sentenced to death for a murder in Virginia in 1982, was set free in February, because recent evidence based on DNA tests cleared him of the crime (The Human Genome). In addition, genomic technology is good for society safety and additionally can provide evidence to free innocent people.
To sum up, the genetic technology has a big impact on our society, though in itself it is neutral. The remarkable technology a society has, the faster the rate at which the society changes. From the essay, it is easy to be seen, the gene has lots of advantages in many areas. The advantage in agriculture is greatly important for us, not only we can keep healthy, and plus we spent less money. Genetic technology will benefit to human continually. I would recommend the government should establish a policy to protect the genetic technology cannot hazardous to human. The genomic technology has become a significant aspect of relations between human and technology.
References:
Cox, K. & Hill, D (2004) EAP Now. English for Academic Purposes. NSW: Pearson Education
DNA “Fingerprints” – The Human Genome [Online]. Retrieved 30 November, 2011, from http://worldalmanacforkids.com/
Williams, J. And D. Hill. 2011. “The story of Dan and Steve”. Academic Connections: 3.White Plains, New York: Pearson Education.
