Essays on Genetic Engineering

Genetically modified (GM) foods have been proven to be a reliable option in an ever expanding world in helping to alleviate world food shortages. Genetically modified foods first appeared in the 1930s and with the advancement of technology, they have proven consistently to be superior...

Cocoa production – an industry valued at upwards of $6 billion annually – is an important source of income for 5 million smallholder farmers in developing countries throughout the tropics (World Cocoa Foundation, 2018). The agricultural production systems undergirding this industry, however, face a number...

In the article “Embryo editing takes another step to clinic” by Kelly Servick, the U.S-based came out with an extremely thorough presentation of CRISPR that can mend a faulty human gene in an embryo. It is said that this technique will avert the transfer of...

Gene therapy is the process by which genes can be used to treat or prevent future disease. Human gene therapy began approximately three decades ago, in the 1970’s genetic engineering first became possible through the use of recombinant DNA technology; however, difficulties were noted during...