Genetic Cloning

Genetic scientists have been busy creating all kinds of solutions to some of the problems that the human and agricultural populations have been experiencing. One of the most promising has been in the area of transplantation. That is how Dolly the sheep, came about. Scientists have been trying to find a way to genetically engineer animals so that they can produce organs for humans that will not be rejected. Insulin from pigs has helped diabetics, …

…about butterflies. Monarch butterflies that were found to have eaten the pollen from genetically altered corn, a pest resistant variety, which killed or stunted the growth of the caterpillar. This is due to splicing Bacillus thuringiensis into the corn. Many say the pollen will not be blown far enough to affect the butterflies. Another possibility to be concerned about is that these genes can be picked up by wild species and transmitted in that plant.