Genetically Modified Animals

This assignment is going to be focusing on genetically modified animals. Genetic modification of an animal is where you alter its genetic material by adding changing or removing DNA sequences. The aim of this is to make animals that are more disease resistant and enhances the growth. According to EFSA website it says, “GM technology has already been used for plants and microorganisms. They are used to create new food in the agriculture world. As far as GM microorganism they are created to produce enzymes. Research is now underway to use this type of technology for animals. Safety assessment guidelines have been created by many international organizations for these animals and their products. (European Union, 2013) The list of accomplishments for genetically modified animals includes becoming organ donors, vaccine safety, biological products, to study diseases and to be more disease resistant. Also in some cases such as with mosquitoes they have been used to kill their own kind, which can help cut back on diseases. Some of the principals I found are not necessarily scientific principles but is more ethical principles; however, they can be included as scientific because after all when dealing with things like animals or insects or even human testing there is a lot of ethical principles that are needed to be used. One is to minimize the risk of harm or discomfort to the animals. Another example of uses of the principles is by the ways a genetically modified animal can be produced and the management of these animals. A proposed GM animal must be stable for at least two noncontiguous generations. There must also in some cases have less impact on their wild counterpart. The only exception in this case is those such as GM mosquitoes or b...

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...animals were made by science that it means they are not living creatures. I think that is the main problem here is that many people will consider these creatures are not real animals.

Works Cited

European Union. (2013, May 23). Genetically modified animals. Retrieved from European Food Safety Authority: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/gmanimals.htm
Ormandy, E., Julie, D., & Gilly, G. (2011, July). Genetic engineering of animals: Ethical issues, including welfare concerns. Retrieved from The Canadian Veterinary Journal: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3078015/#!po=76.5625
Kimman, T., Smit, E., & Klein, M. (2008, July 21). Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Retrieved from Evidence-Based Biosafety: a Review of the Principles and Effectiveness of Microbiological Containment Measures: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493080/#!po=70.4082