Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Research Paper Assignment


Topic: Genetic Engineering

Tentative thesis:
Since the announcement of Genetic Engineering, scientists test Genetic Engineering in different areas, such as plants, animals and human. Although we can get huge benefits from Genetic Engineering and change our current environment, Genetic engineering can always bring great disaster to human.

Explanation:
The scientists have been testing and development of Genetic Engineering. In recent years, genetically modified foods gradually developed out. In the future, Genetic Engineering in foods, medicine and species areas will play an important role, and it will change our environment. At the same time, people show concerns about genetic engineering, such as gene viruses and human cloning. Genetic engineering and the moral values ​​of the people is also tightly linked together.

Sources:
China-US project allegedly tested genetically modified 'golden rice' on kids

The Perils of Cloning
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1209937,00.html

Lawton, Graham. "What Will We Be Like?." New Scientist 213.2854 (2012): 37-39. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.

A possible opposing idea: When human transplant different genes between different species, they destroy the boundary, which set up by nature. As a result, Genetic Engineering would bring serious unpredictable consequences.
Example: gene viruses and gene mutation.


I hope that I did this assignment in the right way.

1 comment:

  1. Bin Bin, yes, this is exactly right. Your topic looks very interesting. My guess is that you'll have to narrow your thesis as you go, but this is a good start. However, I do like how you have that "although" in your thesis--that's exactly what I've been talking about in class.

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