CHAPTER 3

Summary
In conclusion, genetic engineering is a scientific breakthrough that has led to developments
in crops has been on the increase dispute less regard to the consequences. Thus, ethical issues arise
as they try to determine if GM crops are good or bad for humans. Genetic engineering can have
many dangers. But such fears will reduce once it is realized that everything has the potential to the
dangerous or harmful. Thus, the issues arising due to GM crops can be related to the ethical issues
resulting from science.
Genetic engineering has advanced the understanding of many theoretical and practical
aspects of gene function and organization. Through recombinant DNA techniques, bacteria have
been created that are capable of synthesizing human insulin, human growth hormone,
alpha interferon, a hepatitis B vaccine, and other medically useful substances. Plants may be
genetically adjusted to enable them to fix nitrogen, and genetic diseases can possibly be corrected
by replacing dysfunctional genes with normally functioning genes. Nevertheless, special concern
has been focused on such achievements for fear that they might result in the introduction of
unfavourable and possibly dangerous traits into microorganisms that were previously free of
them—e.g., resistance to antibiotics, production of toxins, or a tendency to cause disease.
Likewise, the application of gene editing in humans has raised ethical concerns, particularly
regarding its potential use to alter traits such as intelligence and beauty.

Recommendation
There are many ethical issues related to the growing and consumption of genetically
engineered crops. They hold potential to greatly increase the nutritional value of food as well as
the productivity of crops, while at the same time provide many safety as well environmental
concerns. These decisions need to be looked at by all of humanity since everyone is directly
affected by the choices. While each person can read these details and come to different conclusions
on the value of genetically engineered foods as well as the ethical choices being made by the
companies in charge of producing these foods. The ultimate choice on genetically engineered
foods should be placed onto a well informed consumer not held in the dark by those in power of
the government and large corporations which may not have the general public’s interests as their
primary goal.