Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering

Pros or Advantages of Genetic Engineering

• Crops are being engineered to have better nutritional qualities.
• Changing the crops so they are able to grow in areas where they weren't able to grow before.
• The food could be modified to taste better.
• Changed so they resist pests.
• Slow down food spoiling.
• Increase medicinal value.

[Author, Anju Shandilya. Benefits of Genetic Engineering. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com]

Cons or Disadvantages of Genetic Engineering

• Contamination of crop genes.
• Undesirable mutations could cause allergies in crops.
• Some think it is unethical.
• Could cause natural imbalances in an ecosystem.
• Costly.
• Mutations could alter the future in a bad way.

[Author, Manali Oak. Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com ; Author, None. What are the disadvantages of genetic engineering? Retrieved from http://answers.yahoo.com]