The Benefits of Genetic Engineering Essay -- Genetic Engineering Resear

Outline I. Thesis statement: The benefits of genetic engineering far outweigh its potential for misuse. II. Genetic Engineering A. Definition of Genetic Engineering. (#6) B. Who invented Genetic Engineering Gregor Mendel (Christopher Lampton #7) Thomas Hunt Morgan (Christopher Lampton #7) III. Benefits of Genetic Engineering A. Genetic Screening (Laurence E. Karp #4) B. Gene Therapy (Renato Dulbecco #6) C. Cloning D. Genetic Surgery (Christopher Lampton #7) E. Benefits in Agriculture (David Pimentel and Maurizio G. Paoletti #2) IV. Potential Problems A. Ethics-playing God. B. What can be considered a disease or not. C. Mutant Army V. Arguments Against Problems A. Creation is a gift. B. All technologies have potential for abuse. C. Already unlocked "genetic genie" cannot put back into bottle. D. Laws to regulate genetics. E. Genetic Engineering can be used for so many good things. (restate benefits) VI. Closing Statements A. Though genetic engineering has potential for abuse, with tight control, the abuse can be minimized and the benefits can still be reaped from it. Genetic engineering is a quite volatile topic these days. On the one side, people are screaming about how people are "playing God" and the potential for disaster, and on the other side people are screaming about the vast potential for good that it has. But how can anyone make a decision if most of those people do not even know what genetic engineering is? The man who perhaps started this genetic revolution was a humble Augustinina... ...hether one likes it or not. Works Cited Mabie, Margot C.J. Bioethics &the New Medical Technology . New York: Athenium, 1993 Pimentel, David and Paoletti, Maurizio G., "Genetic Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment," Bioscience Oct. 1996. CD-ROM. UMI-Proquest. Jan. 1997 Wilson, Jim, "Finding New Wonder Drugs," Popular Mechanics Oct. 1996. CD-ROM. UMI- Proquest. Jan. 1997 Karp, Laurence E. Genetic Engineering: Threat or Promise? . Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1976 Lampton, Christopher. Gene Technology, Confronting the Issues . New York: Athenium, 1995 Dulbecco, Renato. "Gene Therapy," UNESCO Courier . Sep. 1994. CD-ROM. UMI-Proquest. Jan. 1997 "What is genetic engineering?" (16 Apr. 1996). http://www.aba.asn.au/leaf2.html (24 Jan. 1997) Marsa, Linda. "Edible Vaccines: Enhancing the benefits of nature," Omni Sep. 1994. CD- ROM. UMI-Proquest. Jan. 1997