Genetic engineering is an important issue in society today. Some people think that it will improve people’s lives in many ways. Others feel that it may be a threat to life on earth. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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The gene is the life code of human beings and scientists now have the capacity of revealing the secrets of
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cipher, and have advanced genetic engineering to new levels. Meanwhile, some people fear that these advances may
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lead to global catastrophes. So, there are two camps of thought which I will now discuss
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. Advocates of
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technology claim the application of genetic technology will bring benefits to the whole of society covering many areas people have cared about for thousands of years.
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, people have been seeking an effective way to extend their lifespans from Qin dynasty in China the present day.
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, with
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the development
of genetic studies, living forever may no longer be a dream for humankind. Experiments and other relative research on insects have shown the possibility of extending life. In other fields, gene research is
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playing an important role in changing people’s lives.
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, promising transgenic applications have increased the supply of food,
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possibly ending starvation in some parts of
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the world
. On the other side, objectors can not be persuaded by the lobby of advocates. They insist that the genetic engineering is a violation of natural principles. The most
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causes the greatest of arguments. They oppose it, and regard it as an unexpected threat to humans while believing it is a serious ethical issue. Present examples are difficult to explain, but previous experiments done nearly decades, the example of Dolly the sheep being, did indicate that meddling with creating clones was not entirely safe. We
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deny what the two camps state, but in my view, I think we should not consider the issue so extremely. In our process of
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societal
development, we faced many tough choices. But we
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quit the exploration and application of new scientific
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need to caution the consequences of the misuse.
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