Genetic Research Genetic engineering is the directed alteration of genetic material by intervention in genetic processes (Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary). Genetic engineering is a controversial subject. Some people think that it is necessary while others think that it is harmful. Genetic engineering can be used in agriculture to make better plants. It can also be used in the courtroom for fingerprinting. Some techniques in genetic engineering are the selective breeding of plants and …showed first 75 words of 1053 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1053 total…the next few years. Research is already providing interesting questions. One thing is certain: Genetic engineering will change people’s relationships with nature, medicine, and perhaps, as in the case of genetic testing, people’s own cultural values. Joseph L. Goldstein, a Nobel Prize winner at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, notes that 30 years ago, no one would have predicted anything that is happening today. What is his prediction? Expect the unexpected! (Thro, 104)