Plants yes, animals....not so much

Posted by simplycharmed016 on 01-03-2008 in Genetic Engineering

Seeing as how like 75% of all corn in the world, nearly all of corn produced in the US is genetically engineered to produce their own pesticide, it's hard to argue against something that is so effective.

But when genetic engineering comes down inserting a firefly gene into crops that allows the crops to glow when they need to be watered, it becomes a little unnecessary.

As for animals, I don't really like the whole "Let's mix genes between animals!" deal...If it is beneficial to the health of the animals, it's not as bad. But generally, I don't like the idea of playing God with other creatures.

Basically, anytime genetic engineering oversteps the boundary of practicality and necessity, I don't feel like it is necessary.