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Genetic Engineering - a laboratory technique used by scientists to change the DNA of living organisms
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Genetic Engineering Genetic engineering is a creation of the 20th century. It is a laboratory technique used by scientists to change the DNA of living organisms. Before the 20th century, people knew that living organisms resembled their parents but they had little idea why. However over the years genetics has become extremely useful. For example geneticists have created plants that produce their own pesticides, cattle that make human milk hormones and bacteria that churns out lifesaving drugs. They have also treated a human disease by altering genes. Geneticists concentrate on learning how genes work. Today- some scientists are engaged in the biggest gene study project of all: the Human Genome Project, it's an attempt to read the coded message in each of the human's 100,000 genes. Geneticists in addition, believe they can improve the foods we eat. For instance, tomatoes cannot endure the hardship of frost so geneticists identified a particular gene...
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