Transgenesisthe process of introducing an

exogenous gene – called a transgene – into a living organism so that the organism will exhibit a new property and transmit that property to its offspring. can be facilitated by liposomes,

plasmid vectors, viral vectors, pronuclear injection, and ballistic DNA injection.

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GE in Industry and Environment

GE in Health and Medicine

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THREATS AND BENEFITS OF GE

1. Animal Rights

2. Ethical

Concerns

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3. Moral Dilemmas

"Then the LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it” - Genesis 2:15