Genetic Engineering The Technique Of Producing...

Acknowledgement I would like to thank my ENSC 105 professor Martin Behr for his continued guidance in completing this paper and heloping me improve it. I would also like to thank my ENSC 105 group for their help in improving and reviewing this paper. Finally I would like to thank Abdul Ahad Memon for proof reading my paper. Abstract Genetic engineering is the technique of producing recombinant hybrid DNA by combining two different strands of DNA. The fundamental concept of genetic engineering is gene cloning; the technique of altering the genetic structure of an organism. Gene cloning has four basic processes, namely cutting : the process of isolating the required starnd of DNA, modification : the process of altering the ends of the strand so that they could be attached to another strand, ligation : aligning the strands in order, and transformation : the process of inserting the modifed molecule in the host organism or cell. Genetic engineering has widespread applications; it is most extensively used in agriculture and medicine. In agriculture to produce high yielding and disease resistant crops and animals; and in medicine it is used to cure hereditary diseases, produce synthetic enzymes and hormones, and for acute diagnosis; treatments are both prenatal and post natal. It has many other uses from biological de tergents to saving endangered species and even resurrect species that are extinct. Despite advancements in the field and its endless possibilities it is surroundedShow MoreRelatedLas 432 Research Paper: Gmos20901 Words   |  84 Pagesrecent years the processes and uses for GMOs has increased while removing some of the ‘natural’ aspects of it. In times of the past, farmers would take the pollen from one plant and cross pollinate that with that of another plant to create a hybrid of the two plants to have traits from both. This was often done to create a stronger plant or one that would yield larger or more fruit. The process was one that was not an exact science and often would result in â€Å"happy accidents† or nothing at all.