Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Genetic engineering

This guys talking of genetic engineering as the only technolgy to feed the world.
This is a case of genetic determinism which is imposible considering that genes do not function alone but are influenced by very many other interelated factors. This means that even if you transfer the genes this does not mean they will function as in their previous niche.
This is true considering that different genes provoke different reaction in different individuals.
Therefore its better we approach these issues bearing in mind the wholeness of cells.
If we have the principles wrong i.e our research paradigms revolve around the wrong assumptions it means everything we do will be wrong.

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