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	Genetic engineering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An iconic image of genetic engineering; this 1986 "autoluminograph" of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene of the firefly strikingly demonstrates the power and potential of genetic manipulation.
		Genetic engineering, genetic modification (GM), and the now-deprecated gene splicing are terms for the process of manipulating genes,usually outside the organism's normal reproductive process.
		Activists opposed to genetic engineering say that with current recombinant technology there is no way to ensure that genetically modified organisms will remain under control, and the use of this technology outside secure laboratory environments carries unacceptable risks for the future.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genetic_engineering (2251 words)

	Genetic engineering in fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Genetic engineering is a popular subject of fiction, especially science fiction.
		In the Science fiction series, the Abh are a race of genetically engineered humans, who contiune to prractice the technology.
		Because of the experiences with genetic engineering, the Federation had banned it except to correct genetic birth defects, but a number of parents still illegally subjected their children to genetic engineering for a variety of reasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genetic_engineering_in_fiction (1164 words)

	Learn more about Genetic engineering in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Many opponents of the use of the term 'genetic engineering' argue the operations of genes in combination with cell biochemistry are rather poorly understood and sometimes lead to unexpected side effects.
		Defenders of the term genetic engineering argue that animal husbandry and crop breeding are also forms of genetic engineering that use articial selection instead of modern genetic modification techniques.
		Genetic engineering proponents argue that the technology is harmless and necessary for food production to continue to match population growth.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /g/ge/genetic_engineering.html (1624 words)

	Genetic engineering - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Genetic engineering, genetic modification (GM), and gene splicing (once in widespread use but now deprecated) are terms for the process of manipulating genes in an organism, usually outside of the organism's normal reproductive process.
		Genetic engineering proponents argue that the technology is not harmful and necessary for food production to continue to match population growth.
		Many also fear that certain types of genetically engineered crops will enable the elimination of all biodiversity in the cropland; herbicide-tolerant crops will for example be treated with the relevant herbicide to the extent that there are no wild plants ('weeds') able to survive, and plants toxic to insects will mean insect-free crops.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /g/ge/genetic_engineering.html (2002 words)

	genetic engineering - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about genetic engineering
		The process of genetic engineering involves several steps: the formation of DNA fragments, the insertion of DNA fragments into a vector plasmid, cloning of the plasmid, use of the plasmid to introduce the DNA into the organism, and expression of the gene.
		In genetic engineering, the splicing and reconciliation of genes is used to increase knowledge of cell function and reproduction, but it can also achieve practical ends.
		Genetic engineering can be used in disease diagnosis by the use of gene probes or engineered antibodies to identify if a person has a particular gene connected with disease.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /genetic%20engineering (1283 words)

	genetic engineering. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Genetically engineered products include bacteria designed to break down oil slicks and industrial waste products, drugs (human and bovine growth hormones, human insulin, interferon), and plants that are resistant to diseases, insects, and herbicides, that yield fruits or vegetables with desired qualities, or that produce toxins that act as pesticides.
		Genetic engineering techniques have also been used in the direct genetic alteration of livestock and laboratory animals (see pharming).
		The discovery in 2001 of genetically engineered DNA in native Mexican corn varieties made concerns of genetic pollution actual, and led some scientists to worry that the spread of transgenes through cross-pollination could lead to a reduction in genetic diversity in important crops.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ge/genet-en.html (350 words)

	Ifgene: Pros & Cons of Genetic Engineering
		Genetic engineering is still a relatively young technology -- about 25 years old -- and many of the predictions about it, for better or worse, have yet to be verified in practice.
		Although improved crop yields can be engineered by genetically modifying plants, there is ecological concern over whether these plants are likely to persist in the wild in the event of dispersal from their cultivated habitat.
		This is eugenics: the conscious engineering of the genetic inheritance in the human population.
	www.ifgene.org /proscons.htm (7318 words)

	00.07.02: Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants
		Genetic engineering is the insertion of a segment of DNA containing one or more genes from one organism into a chromosome of another organism.
		As a result of genetic engineering there may be changes in the nature or amounts of the proteins produced in the transgenic plant or in the amounts or kinds of toxicants present.
		The soybean has been genetically engineered to change the composition of the oils produced, and to be tolerant of glyphosate (Roundup© herbicide) by increasing the concentration of the enzyme that controls aromatic amino acid biosynthesis.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/7/00.07.02.x.html (8221 words)

	Vegetarian Times: Fresh From The Lab
		The introduction of genetically engineered, or transgenic, food has set off a vicious food fight that's uniting environmentalists, scientists, farmers, consumer activists and foodies of all stripes against this emergent technology.
		"Genetic engineering is the largest food experiment in history, and the verdict is out on it," says Laura Ticciati, coauthor of Genetically Engineered Foods (Keats, 1998) and executive director of MNL.
		To genetic engineers, this technology is merely an extension of the traditional breeding techniques developed by Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk who mapped out the laws of genetic inheritance in the mid-1800s while cross-breeding garden peas.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0820/is_1999_August/ai_55266465 (1282 words)

	biology - Genetic engineering
		Proponents of genetic engineering argue that the technology is safe, and that it is necessary in order to maintain food production that will continue to match population growth.
		Anti-genetic-engineering activists say that with current recombinant technology there is no way to ensure that genetically modified organisms will remain under control, and the use of this technology outside of secure laboratory environments carries unacceptable risks for the future.
		Proponents say that genetically engineered crops are not significantly different from those modified by nature or humans in the past, and by extension are as safe or even safer than such methods.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Genetic_engineering (1744 words)

	Genetic engineering
		"Transgenic organism" is now the preferred term for genetically modified organisms with extra-genome information, as opposed to "genetically engineered" organisms.
		An extreme ambition of some groups is human enhancement via genetics, eventually by artificial intelligence or molecular engineering.
		Proponents of genetic engineering argue that the technology is not harmful, and that it is necessary in order to maintain food production that will continue to match population growth.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Genetic_engineering (1693 words)

	Genetic Engineering: Biosteel? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The stuff of science fiction has become the cutting edge of world science, an international conference in London heard yesterday.
		Genetic tinkering could transform the pesky spider into a life-saving human ally -- from the operating room to the battlefield.
		As for ethical and safety concerns surrounding genetic dabbling, Turner said while the public may perceive the science is moving too fast, he disagrees.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~dcandmkw/ge/biosteel.htm (614 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Have Your Say \| How far should genetic engineering go?
		I think that people have a natural conservatism that is shown in their views on genetic engineering.
		As horrible as this may sound there actually may be a reason for genetic defects as part of the evolution of man. It may sound absurd, but it could be true, at least something that needs to be address.
		Genetic engineering potentially holds the cure for many of the problems.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/talking_point/4227554.stm (2619 words)

	Genetic Engineering: Defining Our Children's Traits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Since Mendel's experiences and the discovery of the DNA as the genetic material, we started to know how and why we are like we are we; started to understand more about how our bodies work.
		I'm against this prohibition for several reasons: firstly, some extreme cases of persons with severe genetic diseases or that are hosts for genetic diseases cannot correct such errors in their children.
		Genetic counseling techniques such as amniocentesis and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis are available and used to determine if foetus have these diseases and proceed with an abortion if the result is positive
	author.senescence.info /thoughts/genetics.html (2018 words)

	village voice > news > The DNA Bomb by Erik Baard
		For now, crafting a genetic bullet that could be carried by many but kill only one isn't within reach, but neither is it beyond imagining.
		As with ethnic bombing, a genetic assault on a strain of crop is unlikely to line up with the political needs of a war.
		Sophisticated attacks like genetic assassinations are "not something we see in the near future," she says.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0120/baard.shtml (3023 words)

	GEENOR: Genetic Engineering Organization
		genetic engineering with humans is going to occur whether we like it or not
		Genetic engineering in science-fiction : movies and TV shows - new major movie, where genetics is used: Terminator 3 movie, playing now in cinemas.
		Quotations related to genetics, evolution and genetic engineering
	www.geneticengineering.org (356 words)

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	genetic engineering. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
		The manipulation of DNA to produce new types of organisms, usually by inserting or deleting genes.
		‡ Genetic engineering has been developed commercially, with uses such as producing human insulin or bacteria that will keep plants from freezing in a mild frost.
		It is also used to produce genetically modified organisms.
	www.bartleby.com /59/21/geneticengin.html (177 words)

	Science facts catch up with ‘Star Wars’ sci-fi - Science - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Genetic engineering plays a role in the Clone Wars, but other aspects of "Star Wars" are behind the times: Genetic tests would have shown how Luke, Leia and Darth Vader were related.
		Real-life prosthetic limbs are starting to take advantage of advances in neuroscience and engineering, to catch up with the vision sketched out in the "Star Wars" movies.
		Virtual-reality 3-D technology is actually old hat: Several years ago, engineers used VR to work on virtual prototypes for the U.S. military's Joint Strike Fighter before the plane was even built.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6448213/did/7864521/page/2 (873 words)

	Genetic engineering in science-fiction : movies and TV shows
		Telling about genetic engineering and forgetting about popular culture products, like movies and TV shows would mean disregarding important part of our, human, contemporary culture.
		Blade II (vampires use genetic engineering to rid of their weaknesses like garlic, silver and susceptibility to daylight)
		GATTACA (genetic engineering of humans on mass scale, new improved human species)
	www.geneticengineering.org /movies (340 words)

	Lieserl - TheBestLinks.com - Genetic engineering, Sun, Science fiction, 1993, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lieserl, Genetic engineering, Sun, Science fiction, 1993, Stephen Baxter...
		Lieserl is the title of the fifth story in Stephen Baxter's science fiction anthology Vacuum Diagrams.
		Set in A.D. 3951, it documents the title character's life as a genetically engineered child who ages rapidly enough to dive into the Sun and record its decay, being caused by an unidentified outside source, from a human perspective.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Lieserl.html (128 words)

	Wired News: Will Genetic Engineering Kill Us?
		BOSTON -- Bioethicists and scientists contemplating the future fear that genetic engineering and other technologies are going to divide human beings into classes that may one day try to destroy one another.
		He proposed a worldwide treaty organization that would ban germ-line genetic engineering and force scientists to prove the safety and efficacy of their discoveries.
		Pinker said the dangers of genetic engineering alone should be enough to prevent most parents from contemplating such an agenda.
	www.wired.com /news/medtech/0,1286,58467,00.html (759 words)

	Shora - TheBestLinks.com - Feminist, Genetic engineering, Science fiction, Planets in science fiction, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shora, Feminist, Genetic engineering, Science fiction, Planets in science...
		Shora is a fictional planet in Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean, a feminist science fiction novel.
		Sharers use genetic engineering to control the ecology of their planet.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Shora.html (128 words)

	Minding the Planet: Genetic Engineering
		Adding new evidence that is sure to lend credence to the 100+ year old "cancer microbes" hypothesis, a recent study has found that a doxycycline, a common antibiotic, appears to "shut off" aggressive liver cancer -- causing cancer cells to stop reproducing and behave normally as long as it is administered.
		It's one more example of why uncontrolled genetic engineering is perhaps the greatest present long-term threat to the human species -- far more dangerous in fact than nuclear weapons.
		Until we have effective means of quickly detecting and stopping genetic weapons we should be extremely careful about disseminating knowledge and technology that would potentially help terrorists or rogue states to cause harm.
	novaspivack.typepad.com /nova_spivacks_weblog/genetic_engineering (6849 words)

	Genetic Engineering & Biowar
		genetics and genomics pose a variety of environmental,
		Genetic engineering can contribute to offensive BW programs in a variety of ways.
		Organic Consumers Association wants a moratorium on genetically engineered food and encouraging organic food.
	www.organicconsumers.org /corp/gebiowar111103.cfm (249 words)

	CLONE page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
		The first major science fiction novel about clones and the cloning of human beings was A. Van Vogt's 1945 novel The World of Null-A.
		He has sex with a woman that the androids say was created for him, and discovers, to his revulsion, that she is a clone of himself, and that he is a clone of the original of himself who did not survive the time travel.
		It is an age-old practice in horticulture, where nurseries have long made genetically identical copies of plants through grafting and cuttings.
	www.magicdragon.com /UltimateSF/clone.html (1813 words)

	Genetic engineering in fiction - Arts and Faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Genetic engineering in fiction - Arts and Faith
		All the talk about stem cells and rat brained fighter pilots in other fora got me thinking about fiction that deals with genetic engineering or cloning etc. I'm sure there are some books we can bring up.
		This may not actually qualify because it isn't exactly about genetic engineering or cloning, but one of my favorites, Ender's Game, does deal with a special government breeding program to create the ultimate military genius.
	artsandfaith.com /index.php?showtopic=4505 (401 words)

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