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'Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of gene technology.'
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'Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of gene technology.' The field of gene technology is an extremely vast and largely unknown one. Within it are many different sections of application and within these come many advantages and many disadvantages. It is a relatively new area of science and as such many people are unaware of the full potential of the applications of gene technology, or even the possible negative repercussions. This gives rise to questions such as, 'Is it right for us to play God?' One of the largest areas of application of gene technology is in medicine. The first practical use of genetic engineering was to use bacteria as 'factories' to make substances that are useful to humans. The prime example of this is insulin, where previously it had to be obtained from animals for those people who needed regular insulin injections. This process was more expensive,...
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