MONSIEUR BACTERIA is not a lazy fat ass who is empty of anything useful.
And WHY?, you ask sceptically. dont i just reproduce, reproduce, AND reproduce somemore?
NO darlings, there is more to my glorious reproduction.
Say, if you insert a certain gene into MY BODY(being the so-sadistic-and-cruel humans you people are), eg human insulin, i can make ALL the insulin needed to treat the diabetic patients in the world.
yup, you didnt hear me wrong, i AM that 伟大!
PLUS, i produce enzymes needed in cheese making
so to make me more useful to mankind, i undergo this really simple operation that has THREE stages to it.
1. isolating and identifying the gene for the protein 2. putting the isolated gene into another organism using a vector eg any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter, as a virus or plasmid that conveys a genetically engineered DNA segment into a host cell 3. cloning the organism to produce large numbers of the genetically engineered organisms all containing the gene for the protein.
SO WHAT? you may say. what's so great about being able to produce stuff. pfft you are SO DEAD if you ever doubt my abilities people!.
for that GRAVE mistake on demeaning the whole species of BACTERIA-THE-GREAT, you're in for a LECTURE.
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i can rattle of the benefits that GENETIC ENGINEERING in which i play A VERY IMPORTANT PART:
in PLANTS--> 1.quicker, more predictable way to generate new cultivars 2.increased biodiversity of weed populations and hence farm wildlife 3.overall herbicide and pesticide use lower 4.cultivar properties better known than ever before 5.helps food security 6.gene flow (pollution) controllable (male sterility, terminator genes) 7.production of vaccines and other drugs in plants
in ANIMALS--> 1.GM animals can generate pharmaceutical proteins which cannot be made in any other way
in MICRO-ORGANISMS 1.versatile tool for gene manipulation in preparation for making other GMOs 2.creation of new pharmaceuticals which cannot be made in any other way 3.ease of containment bioremediation (cleaning up waste/pollution with living organisms)
hmm i guess i sound like i'm bragging eh? =/
sorry to spoil your good impression of me, but i must let you know about the negative side about reality darlings. but hey hey, no one's perfect, i'm not to blame!
there is always the POSSIBILITY, that
in PLANTS--> 1.creation of new invasive species (super-weeds) 2.contamination of organic/non-GM crops/food with transgenes 3.loss of biodiversity of farm wildlife 4.loss of crop genetic diversity increases famine risk 5.increase in herbicide use to control volunteers (weedy crop plants) 6.spread of antibiotic resistance marker genes 7.allergenicity of foods 8.toxins from GM plant debris affect soil flora/fauna 9.increased risk of pesticide/herbicide resistance
in ANIMALS--> 1.animal suffering 2.diseases through transfer
I shall not preach, but there IS always two different sides to things. you have to accept that darlings! just make the most out of the positive =]
BACTERIA WORLD
i am a BACTERIA =]
treat me nicely, i give cheese
offend me, you get disease!
