There are teenagers and baby boomers, hipsters and emo kids. A new crop of machismo-challenged heroesâcall them the âemoâ super-dudesâis headed for screens next year. But despite all the chatter about Weezer's influenceâabout nerd rock, or emo, or whateverâI don't really hear it.
Genetic engineering refers to the direct manipulation of DNA to alter an organismâs characteristics (phenotype) in a particular way. Genetic engineering, sometimes called genetic modification, is the process of altering the DNA in an organismâs genome.
The Campaign Against Human Genetic Engineering, has been set up in response to this threat. Currently, genetic engineering is only applied to non-reproductive cells (this is known as 'gene therapy') in order to treat diseases in a single patient, rather than in all their descendants.Gene therapy is still very unsuccessful, and we are often told that the prospect of reproductive genetic engineering is remote.he Campaign Against Human Genetic Engineering, has been set up in response to this threat. Currently, genetic engineering is only applied to non-reproductive cells (this is known as 'gene therapy') in order to treat diseases in a single patient, rather than in all their descendants.