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Emmanuel Zewde

Student

Grand Rapids Community College

Genetic Engineering

Re-writing DNA

Introduction

Can we cure genetic disease by re-writing DNA?

That has been a question that various scientist have been on the verge of discovering.

Methodology

Re-writing DNA has been made possible and is seen to be put in effecive use nowadays.

Methodology

Detail 1

Fransico Mojisaca, a microbiologist at the University of Caliante Spain, was the first perosn to characterize CRISPR Cas. CRISPR Cas is a the name given to the tool that is used to cure gentic diesease by re-writing DNA

Detail 2

Detail 2

Emmanuel Charpentier, a french professor and researcher in microbiology later modified these findings and revolutionized them. The CRSPR Cas is a technique used to swap genes by using bacteria and protein synthesis.

Key players

Some of the key players in developing genetic diseases include sunlight, certain foods, lifestyle, smoking as well as hereditary defects.

Key players

Timeline

1993-2005 - Moijica

2011 - Charpentier

2006 - Eugine Kunin

2005 - Alexander Botolin

2007-2010 - Sylvian Moineau

2012 - Charpentier and Doudna

Key Results

Results

As a result of the labratory findings made by various scientists, there have been tremendous results that played a vital role in curing gentic disease. With the help of CRISPR Cas, scientists are able to control gentic diseases such as dimentia, down syndrome, etc. They have also been able to manupilate a strand of DNA and edit it to form the desired strand.

Analysis

Listed on the right are a few subtopics that go hand in hand with Genetic Engineering:

Analysis

Subtopic 1: Genetic dieses and heritage

Subtopic 1

When a person is diagnosed with some form of genetic disease, they are often advised by doctors to not give birth. The reason is when diagnosed with a genetic disease, the sex chromosomes in the body will also be exposed to certain abnormalities, therefore, causing a defect on the offspring. Is there a way to solve this problem? Is there a cure to this disorder? These might be a few question that appear in one's mind when thinking about genetic engineering.

Subtopic 2: Re-writing DNA to make genetically modified organisms.

Subtopic 2

Nowadays, with the help of artificial intellegence, humans have been able to create robots. Similary, with the help of genetic engineering, scientists have the abilty to create genietially modifeid organisms. These organisms are designed by performing specific swaps in the DNA.

Subtopic 3: Genetic disorder in third world countries.

Subtopic 3

Curing genetic disease in third world countries can be a difficult task. Although the majority of the outcome for a gentic disorder is through a bad genetic history, a person's environment and lifestyle can determine their gentic health. The tough situtations that most third-world countries face, however, places them at a greater risk of being exposed to diseases. Not to mention the insufficient resorces used to cure genetic disorders.

Conclusion

summarily, the human genome, comprising of the DNA, is the building block of humans. There are various factors that cause genetic diseases. Among them are lifestyle, sunlight, heritage, etc. The tool that is used to cure genetic diseases is called CRISPER-Cas. This tool is used in making swaps and editing the DNA.

What’s next

While the effectiveness of CRISPER is still in play, there are many questionable arguments that arise in the name of Genetic Engineering. Scientists are still curiously waiting to see what their next finding is as far as enhancing gene editing.

What’s next

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