Biology is a huge part of our lives that not many people take the time to think about and consider each day. Taking a Biology course heightens your observation of things around you which are definitely aspects of biology. They are not only critical to us now, but will be critical for solving problems in the future. There are so many aspects of biology that are integrated into our daily life that we don't even realize. It is very important that we acknowledge these critical aspects in order to ensure a fruitful future for our children and our children's children.One of the major aspects of Biology that will be critical for solving problems in the future is the science of artific ...view middle of the document...
The next generation of plant will then go on to contain the new genetic make up of the species and will be produced normally or modified further, since it is also possible to switch off or remove unwanted genes or to modify the plant to improve the quality of it. Some of the most important crops to be transformed so far include: apple, asparagus, barley, broccoli, carrot, lettuce, linseed, maize, melon, papaya, cauliflower, pea, celery, pear, pepper, petunia, cotton, cucumber, potato, horseradish, kiwi, rape, rice, soybean, sugar beat, sunflower, tobacco, walnut and wheat.By the year 2020, the world's population is expected to reach approximately 8 billion people. With the current farming techniques the food requirements will not be able to be met. With the introduction of Genetically Modified Crops these requirements will be met, since agricultural production will be made more efficient.In principle, all plants can be genetically modified. This will be ideal because it will be faster to grow new varieties of crops than traditional methods. The quality of the food produced can be improved, with higher nutritional content and reduced levels of fat. The food is genetically altered to keep longer, meaning less wastage.Genetically modified crops can be protected against disease, made insect tolerant (which will mean the amount of pesticides used can be reduced), and crops can be herbicide tolerant. In the future, the technology will increase substantially. Plants, such as banana trees, may be able to contain an edible vaccine. Safer foods will be produced through reduction of allergenic proteins. Crops will be made drought and flood tolerant. Crops will be made salt and metal tolerant. Crops will be made heat and cold tolerant. These are just a few possibilities and scientists might be working on these alterations at this very moment.Cloning research is an important aspect of biology that will be critical for solving problems of the future. This continued research will provide information that is very beneficial to society.1. Cloned embryos are said to be needed for research on embryonic stem cells that promise to revolutionize medicine. Scientists believe that embryonic stem cell research will lead to cures for many diseases and will provide tissues and organs for transplant and treatment of degenerative conditions.2. Research cloning will be necessary in order to produce compatible tissues and organs for patients being treated with stem cell therapies. In order to overcome the immune rejection problems associated with organ and tissue transplants, stem cells would have to be obtained from embryos produced from a patient's own cells, by means of research cloning.3. Restrictions on research cloning could postpone therapies beneficial to millions of people. We cannot allow delays in the development of techniques that could save lives or prevent suffering.4. Restricting any sort of medical research is unacceptable. In a free society, people have...
