Genetic Engineering In A Nutshell

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In class students were asked to examine genetic engineering and develop their own opinion about the controversial topic based on the video shown in class. The video that we watched was Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever- Crisper in a Nutshell. I learned a lot about genetic engineering through the film. I discovered that Crisper was excelling the process of genetic engineering that already existed. Throughout the film I began to develop my opinions about the use of genetic engineering in modern society.
Many people out in the world are skeptical or believe that this process of genetic engineering should not exist, because they have fear that it’s bad for our society. Personally, I think that genetic engineering to be fascinating

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