On the one hand, the ability to create life in laboratory could greatly benefit mandkind. For example, because it is very expensive to obtain insulin from natural sources, scientis have developed a method to manufacture it inexpensively in the laboratory.
Another benefical application of genesplicing is in agriculture. Scientists foresee the day when new plants will be developed using nitrogen from the air instead of from fertilizer. Therefore food production could be increased. In addition, entirely new plants could be developed to feed the world’s hungry people.
Not everyone is excited about genesplicing, however. Some people feel that it could have terrible consequences. A laboratory accident, for example might cause an epidemic of an unknown disease that could wipe out humanity.
As result of this controversy, the government has made rules to control genetics experiment. While some members of the scientific community feel that these rules are too strict, many other people feel that they are still not strict enough.
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