Genetic engineering can be used to create more productive strains of farm animals. By adding genes to an animal’s DNA, the animal can be made to produce milk or meat containing vital nutrients that would not be found naturally in those products. This provides a greater amount of nutrients per serving of milk or meat.

Do you think that this type of genetic engineering should be pursued? Explain your answer.

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Genetic engineering can be used to create more productive strains of farm animals. By adding genes to an animal’s DNA, the animal can be made to produce milk or meat containing vital nutrients that would not be found naturally in those products. This provides a greater amount of nutrients per serving of milk or meat.
 
Do you think that this type of genetic engineering should be pursued? Explain your answer.

abb0t · Answer

If there for some reason was a shortage of cows at the moment, or there was a "bottleneck" effect for some animal that's essential in our diet (some form of meat), the fact that we can engineer these products makes it a good idea to pursue. That's at least my opinion.

anonymous · Answer

I don't understand?:/

anonymous · Answer

Positive impacts would be that this creates an easy way to produce large quantities of certain medicines (e.g. insuline) or vitamins, or other supplements (e.g. calcium) and make them easily available and consumable for patients.