Genetic Engineering and its Dangers (Essay Sample)

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Genetic engineering and its dangers.
Genetic engineering is the artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or RNA molecules to modify an organism or population of organisms. It is generally used to refer to methods of recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology is the joining of DNA from two different species that are inserted into a host organism to produce a new genetic combination. A hybrid organism that expresses both the characteristics of parent organisms is developed. It is majorly applied in agriculture to boost crop yield, in pharmaceuticals to manufacture vaccines, and also in gene therapy to cure genetic disorders.
In genetic engineering, the final product can end up endangering the lives of humans, animals, or plants. The dangers of genetically engineered products include:
Unknown harms to the environment. Although no exact amount of harm that can be caused by genetically engineered organisms/products is known, many authors have speculated that genetically engineered products are dangerous to the environment.
Another possible danger of genetic engineering is that the products may be a possible