Biotechnology Persuasive Essay

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To date, scientists have engineered bacteria that produce medication-grade drugs, crops with built-in pesticides, and beagles that glow in the dark. While these are all relatively recent advances in scientific technology, surprisingly, humans have been altering the genetics of organisms for over 30,000 years. However, manipulation of DNA first started in the mid-twentieth century. The manipulation of DNA is a process for scientists. First, scientists use specially designed enzymes to break down certain sections of the DNA Then, they pick out the certain sections of DNA that they want and then fuse those sections with a different strand of DNA to get the desired outcome. This process has been beneficial to humans in recent times such as the …show more content…

This world is experiencing a massive climate change in recent times. The global temperature has increased dramatically, leading to change in regional climates. For example, the southwestern United States is expected to become hotter and drier while the midwestern United States is expected to witness extreme heat as well as heavy downpours and flooding. All of these changes to our climate is bound to happen within the next century. Therefore, it is imperative that we would arm ourselves with these genetically modified crops that are able to adapt to the extreme variances in our climate. That way, we would be able to have a sustainable food supply in conditions that would endanger organic crops that are not able to survive in this rapid climate change. Africa, where, according to the United Nations, 23.8% are considered undernourished, will experience similar climate change in the near future. Paul Collier, director of the Center for the Study of African Economies, argues the need of biotech food saying,”Genetic modification is analogous to nuclear power: nobody loves it, but climate change has made its adoption imperative. As Africa’s climate deteriorates, it will need to accelerate crop adaptation. Genetic modification offers both faster crop adaptation and a biological, rather than chemical, approach to yield increases”(Collier). Collier understands that the adaptability of genetically modified crops means they will be able to keep a sustainable food source in light of climate changes, and he advocates that these plants ar. Genetically modified crops will solve world hunger because it will still be able to produce food in climates that will inevitably change while other crops wither and

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