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Genetic Engineering of Animals / Topic: The Technology for genetic modification of organisms is still unrefined. As such, countries should not modify organisms until the technology becomes watertight. Do you agree? Introduction The age of the new generation genetic engineering has come. Genetic engineering is envisioned by many people as a panacea, a cure-all formula for mankind's pains and sufferings. From antibiotics, new vaccines, pesticides-resistant plants to biochips, bioengineered weapons, diagnostic kits, pharmaceuticals and now, the …

…sheep, cows and pigs are modified in this way" (Fincham, 1990, p.72). So far, only a small proportion is transformed using this procedure and offspring are found to consist both of normal and transgenic animals (Fincham, 1990). Despite of many years of studies, still, it ! is not yet clear to scientists how and which genes are transformed. The second most commonly used technique in genetic engineering of animals is called retroviral insertion (Heinz et. al., 1995) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**