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Animal Genetic engineering
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05/08/2014
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selective breeding
 Definition
Pharming-used to produce drugs or vaccines
Xenotransplants-pigs bred to grow human organs
Agriculture-leaner meat,better yield,greater resistance to disease
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Selective breeding
concerns
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involves embryos
inefficient
un-natural
consequences are unknown
-could effect entire ecosystems by upsetting balance
-could introduce e.g. pig viruses into humans
mistakes result in great suffering for animals
companies are now patenting cross-breeds and making money from them
transgenic animals may be made for the wrong reasons
any developments will favour rich countries and further disadvantage developing countries
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