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Genetic Engineering and its Benefits

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of the world, but also the children of that future. Fear is a major propaganda tool. And we must remember to get the information before we make a decision  on any debatable technological advancement: genetic engineering within the area of biotechnology is definitely one of those fields, and provides the basis for this discussion. Definitions  The Midwest (of the United States) Sustainable Agriculture Working Group simply says that, " Biotechnology is comprised of a set of techniques that involve  the manipulation of living organisms for human use." Genetic engineering, a subgroup within biotechnology, is the actual process of manipulation: "Genetic engineering, also referred to as recombinant DNA  and gene splicing, is one of the more common and controversial types of biotechnology being introduced into agriculture. Genetic engineering is a set of new technologies that artificially transfers  genes in order to move particular traits from one organism to another. These techniques create organisms with new combinations of traits not possible in nature" (http://www.cfra.org/msawg-ge.htm). Genetic engineering  can occur across the wide spectrum of human endeavor. The areas most under discussion include agriculture, health and medicine. About the latter, Nobel Laureate, David Baltimore of Rockefeller  University, says, "Every disease we know about is either being attacked with genetics or is being illuminated through genetics " (Maugh A-1). Fears One of the agricultural fears concerning genetic  engineering is that natural bio-diversity that keeps a plant strong, will be at peril through this biotechnological manipulation. In First the Seed, Jack Kloppenburg warns, "Though the capacity to  move genetic material between species is a means for introducing additional variation, it is also a means for engineering genetic uniformity across species." Kloppenburgs argument is that too much