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Suzanne Bembridge Genetic Engineering Scientific study, ethical considerations, and the pursuit of a better human destiny, are the foundation for genetic engineering. But what is genetic engineering and why is there so much ethical controversy? Genetic engineering as defined by Pete Moore 1 "is the name given to a wide variety of techniques that have one thing in common: they all allow the biologist to take a gene from one cell and insert it into another". The structure of every living thing is determined by its genes. A gene is a chemical code which contains an instruction for the body to express a particular attribute such as eye colour, skin pigment or height. Each gene is made up of a segment of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Scientists are able to extract DNA from any organism and can then isolate a specific gene through the use of restriction endonucleases, which cut DNA strands at...

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