Transgenic Animals: A blessing or a curse?

Ever imagined having wonderful creatures like these on Earth?
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These are transgenic animals.
What would happen to the original species of these animals.

Let's take you down the processes involved in making these animals.

A transgenic animal is any animal whose genome (genetic composition) has been changed (altered) by any means of genetic engineering.
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Means of genetic engineering through which transgenic organisms are produced involve the transfer of a gene or genes with the desired character from another species or breed.
Animals produced through these processes are widely used in the laboratory as model in biomedical research to study human and animal diseases and development.
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Animals have also been modified genetically to produce human antibodies that are used as therapeutics.
They provide man with the required nutrient and have high productivity.
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They are also well adapted to the environment as they tend to resist pest and diseases and withstand the prevailing climatic conditions.
The technique of transgenic animals is dated back to the era of natural selection, introduction and selective breeding of animals to the era of artificial insemination and to the transfer of embryo and manipulation of ovaries (eggs) of animals.
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Now scientists act at genetic level to ensure specificity.
If the process of making transgenic animals are not well managed it could result to;

  1. Ethical issues: People producing things that are not meant to be.

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  2. Health problems: Some of the materials used for gene extraction and transfer of genes are carcinogenic and mutagenic in nature.
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  3. Environmental Problems: A time will come where will have organisms that will pose problems to the environment.
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    The way forward is that things should be done the normal way.
    Thanks.

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