Genetic engineering
Science has allowed for advances in production, transportation and even entertainment, but never in history will science be able to effect our lives, as genetic engineering will undoubtedly do. By understanding genetic engineering and its history, discovering its possibilities and answering the moral and safety questions it brings forth, perhaps scientists will be able to create a world where gene defects, bacterial diseases and even aging, will be a thing of the past. Genetic engineering was first achieved when an Austrian Monk named Gregor Mendel developed the first 'laws of hereditary. (See Jallen, 1997) Using these 'laws', scientists studied the characteristics of organisms for the next 100 years following Mendel's discovery. These early studies showed scientists that each organism has at least two sets of character determinants, or genes. For example, his/her parents determine a child's eye color. Genes are transmitted through chromosomes, which reside in the nucleus of every living organism cells. Each chromosome is made up of fine strands of deoxyribonucleic acids, or DNA. DNA determines the shape, form and function of the organism offspring. Three scientists, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins and James Dewey Watson made the
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