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Genetically Modified Organisms
Dustin Hunt
DeVry University
Genetically Modified Organisms
Introduction
Genetically modified organisms consists of organisms that have been developed through the enhancement of technology, all with an aim of enabling them to be a better organism, that will yield better outputs and at the same time, manage to overcome easily the challenges that normal organisms face. This is enabled by the use technology, which enables the alteration of tissues and genes of the organisms, which enabling those organisms to produce the trait that is desired. Genetically modified organisms were created by a scientist for many reasons. To begin with, one of the many reasons why scientist created genetically modified organisms was research. These organisms are currently used for research and provision of medicine among other products. They were also used to increase food, by making food producing plants to yield a higher and mush healthy looking output (Bodiguel, & Cardwell, 2010). Comment by Maxon3: you need to better define GMO. they are altered at the genetic level. run on sentence. Comment by Maxon3: awkward phrasing. Comment by Maxon3: this needs to go in your first sentence to clarify what a GMO is.
Historical timeline that diagrams at least three predecessors to the emergent technology
The concept through which people acquired the idea of making genetically modified organisms began existing along time ago, at around 12 000 BCE, when human beings began selective breeding, where they used to breed only the animals that had the desirable traits which they wanted, and thus managing to control the next generation. The animals that lacked these traits were not bred and thus they ceased to exist after a while. It is from this concept therefore that the idea of developing genetically modified organisms emerged. This is, therefore, the first predecessor concept from which genetically modified organism technology concept was obtained. The next predecessor is the creation of the first recombinant DNA molecule, which took place in the year 1972, by an artist known as Paul Berg. The third predecessor is the creation of the first genetically modified organism in the year 1973, by both Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer. These three predecessors are the reasons why genetically modified organisms exist today since it is from them that current scientists obtained knowledge that they use today (Ahmed, 2004). Comment by Maxon3: run on sentence. work on making your thoughts more concise.
An assessment on how these three technologies influenced the development of the current technology. Comment by Maxon3: is this a subheading? if so, it is too long.
Without these three predecessors, it would have been difficult to obtain the current genetic modifying technology. For the case of the first predecessor to begin with, as most scientists perceive it, breeding animals with certain traits implies the manage combination of genes that produce positive or desirable traits in an organism and thus the offspring of the breed are likely to contain those exact desired traits. When the general technology evolved and scientists had laboratories that they could run tests, it is the basis of this knowledge that they decided to combine the genes of two distinct organisms to create organisms that contain desirable traits from the two source of the genes.
The next predecessor also contributed greatly towards the attainment of the current technology that people use to modify organisms genetically. This is the first successful combination of organisms DNA, which is the basic knowledge and concepts that scientists use to form genetically modified organisms. Without DNA combination, it is extremely difficult for any organisms to become genetically modified. Scientist therefore acquired knowledge concerning DNA combination for this technological successful event by Paul Berg. The last predecessor is the making of the first genetically modified organism. This organism managed to resist a condition that other unmodified organisms would not have been able to. This concept is the main one that scientists use currently on plants to make them mange to resist diseases and manage to produce high output (Nelson, 2001).
Conclusion
The issue of genetically modified organisms has been of great help to scientific research. Through it, medicine and other products have been produced. Without these three first predecessors of the technology used in genetically modified organisms however, this technology would not be in existence today. Comment by Maxon3: need to work on your conclusion.
References
Ahmed, F. (2004). Testing of genetically modified organisms in foods. New York: Food Products Press.
Bodiguel, L. & Cardwell, M. (2010). The regulation of genetically modified organisms : comparative approaches. New York, N.Y: Oxford University Press. Comment by Maxon3: capitalize first word after colon
Nelson, G. (2001). Genetically modified organisms in agriculture : economics and politics. San Diego, Calif: Academic Press.
Week 3: Historical timeline and predecessor assessment draft. Roughly 2 pages long (90 possible points)
1. Section should include
0. A visual historical timeline that diagrams at least 3 predecessors to the emergent technology
0. An assessment on how these three technologies influenced the development of the current technology
0. In-text APA formatted citations with a reference page
0. Please note that this assignment, although it includes a horizontal visual timeline, also requires a well-written assessment that details at least three technologies that came before the chosen technology and thus influenced its development.
The assessment should be well-written and incorporate proper grammar and no spelling errors. It should incorporate an introduction, body, and a conclusion paragraph.
