tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490670654357837910.post8967913202606287625..comments2023-10-30T19:33:55.365+08:00Comments on WikiTP: Insertion of foreign genes and CloningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490670654357837910.post-55742815900114651262010-06-13T10:48:12.410+08:002010-06-13T10:48:12.410+08:00What caught my attention about this article was su...What caught my attention about this article was subject on insertion of foreign genes and cloning. The technology advanced enough to manipulate our gene structure was made available in the last century, making this feat recent. Today, as students we learn about the technicality of cross breeding and insertion of gene but to see or rather hear of it being done by scientists is a totally new and exciting thing. <br /><br />The article showed the pros and cons of gene transfusion such as using it to treat certain diseases and the disruption of the natural balance of the world. I think that as with all sort of issue, there will always be pros and cons but to maximize the pros is something that we should aim for in this area of research. The fact that scientists are able to extract DNA from a species and inject it into another has opened new doors for other researches to improve our lives on earth. It might not be accepted by some but then again, if everyone would be accepting, there wouldn’t be war and violence. However, while I think that injecting foreign genes is beneficial to us, cloning is an issue which I think need to be looked at seriously. By cloning, I shall interpret it as mass manufacturing of identical identity from the original thing. Be it human or animal or plants, evolution occurs when there is change in our ability to adapt to the current environment. Cloning takes out the change factor, dimming our evolution prospect. Hence, it might be detriment to our society if we practice cloning <br /><br />On the bright side, transfusion of genes looks promising and further study into might produce results that will help us in the future. In Singapore, due to a lack of both natural resources and space, we need to produce the best goods using technology without wasting space. Hence, this method might be useful for us to be self sustainable in the future. From the article, I quote “Transgenic process is preferred to over selective breeding, as the development of traits in animals is made possible in a shorter time and with more precision, resulting in the breeding of large number of offspring of a certain species and the increase in yield for livestock farmers, especially to meet the rising demands of food consumption”. This shows that the process can shorten breeding time as well as double the yield, an ideal situation for a small country with a large population like Singapore. As such, we should learn to accept some parts of it in our lives and expand our research on it to being more benefits to our daily lives.<br /><br />By Ang Hong 10S01K Lohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210181071302564350noreply@blogger.com