Is genetic engineering essential for agriculture?

Answer 1

yeast???Anyway , its when a geneticist takes genes from other sources, usually other plants, and integrates them within to genome of another plant.

For example if Plant A was really vulnerable to a certain virus, but plant B was not due to a certain protein. The gene for said protein would be cut from plant be and inserted in to the genome of plant A. Therefore conferring resistance to plant A, letting it grow without hindrance from the virus.

There is a lot of talk about GM food being bad, but there is nothing to worry about. and these added genes are just broken up like everything else, and all other DNA you ingest, in your stomach. It is broken down, and used to create (among other things) your genes! amazing. =-)

Once step closer to bigger yeilds and therefore more food for everyone. If only this organic fad would die out.

Answer 2

Genetic Engineering in AgricultureThroughout history people have artificially selected plants and animals to breed. These people selected plants with the traits they desired for plants and animals and this is a form of genetic manipulation. By doing this they where able to choose plants and animals that grow faster, yield higher amounts of food, grow in more extreme environments, and are more resistant to disease and pests. Our early human ancestors used these techniques to make food production efficient enough to be able to move away from the hunter gatherer life style and live in permanent settlements resulting in the beginning of human civilization.

Genetic engineering allows us to directly delete, modify, and add genes to plants. The goals are largely the same, with the exception of many modification being made to make our crops resistant to herbicides and pesticides by taking a gene from one species and inserting it into a totally different and unrelated species (bacteria gene into corn, for example). This technique expands on the natural process of vertical breeding within species to horizontal breeding of different species.

Answer 3

Humanity has lived without it for a very long time. Why would we need it now? Plus if it is invented, some people are bound to misuse it. So I say no, it isn't necessary. Of course there are conflicting views on the subject.

Answer 4

Some applications of genetic engineering in agriculture and medicine are diagnostic tools, gene therapy, DNA fingerprinting, using genetic engineering to remove DNA from one organism and insert it into an organism of another species, etc.

Answer 5

Scientist have concluded that plants that are genetically engineered grow faster and be stronger as a full grown plant. This is because, when pestisides are sprayed near the plants, the weeds around it will be killed and the plant will withstand the chemical.

Answer 6

Genetic engineering is very helpful towards agriculture because scientist have come up with genetically mutated plants that can withstand tougher weather conditions and therefore produce higher yields.

However, there are risks to genetically mutating plants. There is the risk that the mutation will be wrong, and there is much trial and error involved. So far, though, the risks have not proven to out-weigh the benefits.

Answer 7

yes.E. coli it is widly used in genetic engenierin due to their low condition to growth ans replicate

Answer 8

By using the the technologies of genetic engineering it is possible to alter the genetics of a normal variety of a plant and transform it into a high yielding variety.