Genetic engineering is a process that has allowed scientists to alter the structures of genes in

organisms. The first-ever genetic engineering was made in the year 1972 by Paul Berg when he
combined the DNA obtained from the monkey virus with the lambda virus. The increasing advancement
in this field has the potential to say that's the lives of many beings. That's why careful discussion
regarding the pros and cons is important before we moved forward in this matter. We would take a look
at the pros and cons of genetic engineering in our environment.

Pros of genetic engineering help society to fight against diseases, many diseases wouldn't be
able to fight if we don't use genetic engineering. One of the most common diseases is Down syndrome,
if we able to make some advancements in the field of genetic engineering, we can cure all of the
harmful diseases even those undetected in the unborn child. Developments in growth rates of plants
and animals. By genetic engineering, it could also increase the speed of growth of plants and animals. In
this method, we would be able to produce more food in a given amount of time. Development in growth
rates of plants is significant since our world population is gradually growing and demands for more
consumption of food.

Cons of genetic engineering are also the creation of new disease by genetic manipulation. When
we treat genetic conditions, there is always a possible outcome that might not occur. Impact on other
species - if genetically modified plants show resistance against harmful pests, then they will displace
local natural species. There are also effects on food consumption especially when we talk about
nutritional values. When we bring new products in the market developed throughout this process we
called "genetic manipulation." There is a chance that these products have less nutritional value as
compared to natural products. We all know there are good and bad effects by using this method, it
depends on us how we managed and sort things out in our own daily lives.