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“Genetic Engineering - “Jurassic Park”

    

“Genetic Engineering - “Jurassic Park” 

For centuries, birth and death, the two great mysteries of human existence, were matters for God alone. Now science has intervened, with a variety of treatments and options for infertile couples, genetic manipulation and the possibility of human cloning edging over the horizon.

What is actually “GENETIC ENGINEERING”: If we talk in [...]

“GENETIC ENGINEERING: JURASSIC PARK”- CAN WE? AND SHOULD WE?

“GENETIC ENGINEERING: JURASSIC PARK”- CAN WE? AND SHOULD WE?
When we reduce a living body to its bare minimum…it’s no more than an extremely complicated machine. It has both hardware (the body) and software (the consciousness). The hardware is physical and obeys the laws of science…hence it can be engineered.
Contrary to expectations…Genetic engineering is surprisingly possible, [...]