Biotechnology
Over the past decade, Biotechnology has advanced much to the
advantage of many people. We have learned that with certain chemicals,
we are able to cut-and-paste the DNA of certain organisms, and alter
them to comply to our sociable needs. But this can also affect modern
medicine, political factors, economic, and societal balances in our
nation.
For medicine, Biotechnology has been a blessing, healing people
who suffer from a sex-linked trait known as Hemophilia. Hemophilia is
a condition where the person may die of blood loss when cut or
wounded. This is caused by a lack of a certain chemical known as
Factor 9, which allows the patient to heal from wounds. Scientists may
now insert a gene into the patients own DNA causing the patient to
heal skin, which has been impossible until now, with Genetic-Engineering.
I doubt that there have been any real......
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