Mittwoch, 2. Dezember 2009

Is it just a game?

Have you ever seen a chicken which is bigger than a man or a rat with a human ear on the back? I never saw a thing like that until our English teacher showed us some pictures and I can only say that with genetic engineering is everything possible.

One the one hand genetic engineering is very useful. First of all for our health. Cheers genetic engineering we can heal certain diseases and we can create new ears and things like that. For example if someone has an accident and looses a ear we can create a new one on the back of a rat. For this genetic engineering is very useful.

Apart from that there is the dark side of genetic engineering. Fingerprints and things which make a person unique can let the state with the help of genetic engineering control everything. Have you seen the film “GATACA”? In this film everything is controlled by the genetics. Imagine a world in which every step you make is controlled by the state. I ask you, is this still a life?

Personally I think genetic engineering can be very useful. In my opinion it’s a good thing to help people but the human should not play with the genes.

1 Kommentar:

Guenter hat gesagt…

You're supposed to write an article and articles are texts that you might find in a magazine. So something like "our English teacher showed us" is not really suitable.

wo: with genetic engineering anything (everything) is possible.

exp: Thanks to genetic engineering we can ...
loose = lose, nicht fixiert

(Of course, this mouse with the ear on the back is only an experiment - it's not really used for medical purposes yet. There is a danger that viruses that reside in the animal could cross over to the human species.)

You mix up two topics: genetic engineering and biometrics. They are two different ideas.

let = erlauben
wo /exp: biometrics can help the state to control exert (ausüben) total control

article: everything is controlled by genetics (-> generic use: no article)

exp: Is this still a life worth living?

You fall into essay writing here, but you were supposed to write an article.