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The Moral, Ethical and Legal issues surrounding Genetic Engineering Fatimah Jilani Genetic Engineering Genetic Engineering refers to the methods and results related with the alteration of the genetic or hereditary material carried by genes of an organism. These genes contain all the information, which needed to facilitate cells to replicate themselves. An example of genetic engineering is The Human Genome Project. This project, before 2005, will have mapped out the entire human genetic blueprint known as the genome. Its aim is to treat genetic disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, etc. Research on the human genome can be done on aborted foetuses. Important areas of genetic research include genetic modification of crops (modification of plants and animals); Somatic-cell therapy (human genetic engineering); Germ-line therapy and Cloning. One of the main objectives of genetic research is to remove actual abnormalities present in human genes in order to get rid of serious and/or life-threatening...

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