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

A section of society believes that genetic engineering will improve people's lives in various ways.

However

, other individuals insist that it might be harmful to life on earth. In my perspective, I believe that genetic engineering will have a positive impact on the world. In

this

article, I intend to explain both views of

this

development in depth. On one hand, genetic engineering will bring about pest-resistant crops;

this

will increase the crop yields;

thus

improving the productivity; inevitably, the income from the crop production will be elevated; to cite an example, a research carried out in Korea showed that crop production can be increased to 50% with the help of gene manipulation.

In addition

, there will be a possibility of removing inheritable diseases;

this

can be done by eliminating the unwanted genes from the germline; to illustrate, a research carried out in China proved that genetic diseases,

such

as Parkinson's disease and cystic fibrosis, would be a 100% eliminated by applying genetic engineering.

This

indicates that genetic manipulation will indeed be of the benefit to society.

On the other hand

, the ability to extend human life span would make population control impossible;

this

means that people will live longer than expected which is not practical;

consequently

, a high population will become a burden to the government resulting to problems like lack of jobs and limited building space. In conclusion, I believe that genetic engineering has numerous advantages and;

hence

, should be explored.

Nevertheless

, the government should take stringent precautions in order to control its use and prevent any disastrous outcomes.