GENETIC ENGINEERING

WHAT IS IT?

• the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.

EXAMPLES

• Bananas
• Onions

CST ISSUE

• The manipulation of an ovum’s or embryo’s genetic coding, is a beginning-of-life issue. This could be used to produce a “designer baby,” to create a person with predetermined qualities, such as a specific eye color, hair color, gender, and so on.

RESOURCES

• Google definitions
• CST Book
• https://metinalista.si/10-successful-examples-of-genetic-modification/