‘Since genetic engineering has many harmful effects, it can’t be promoted’. Do you agree to this statement? Why?

Yes, I agree with the statement. Every technology brings both advantages and disadvantages with it and same is with this genetic engineering. Genetic engineering along with many advantages has disadvantages also which are as follows:

•Against the moral rights: In Genetic engineering, changes in the genes are done which is like playing with the integrity of any living organism which is against the moral rights. We ourselves are living beings and nobody has given us the rights to change the gene organization of any living organism.

Therefore, changes in the human genome led to ethical issues.

Since, it is against the moral rights genetic engineering can’t be promoted.

•Affects the environment: Genetic engineering causes changes in the organisms and release of these genetically engineered organisms affects the environment in a very bad manner.

Since, genetically engineered organisms are new to environment they affect the ecosystem and affect the survival of other living organisms also because it is not known how these organisms interact with the other living organisms. Therefore, there are various rules associated with the release of these genetically engineered organisms.

•Extinction of the natural varieties: Since genetic engineering is causing changes in the gene structure of many of the organisms. It is a threat to naturally occurring species because if the same trend will continue extinction of naturally occurring species will take place.

•The threat to Human beings: Today some countries are using genetically engineered organisms as bio-weapons. They use genetic engineering for making harmful changes in the gene organization of any organism whose release in the enemy country will lead to an adverse effect on their population.’

Therefore, it is a threat for the human population.

Due to above enlisted harmful effects of genetic engineering, it can’t be promoted.