watched a video on how technology has evolved so that we can manipulate genetics ourselves.
the video actually started talking about mendel, but already enough notes on him, something interesting to note though is that the monks burnt his work after he died, coz they thought it would be of no use to anyone.
anyway.. humans have been manipulating genetics for generations without realizing, with methods such as selective breeding, taking the best qualities of crops or livestock and passing it onto offspring. genetic manipulation nowadays is just a shortcut really.
some interesting examples would include the tilapia fish, which has had genes from salmon transferred to it so that they are bigger. also the banana plant (herb not tree) can have genes inserted in them that prevent bananas from going bad while on the shelves of stores.
genes can be transferred right from the embryonic stages, in which case the genes are fired into the nucleus of cells using a high-powered gun.
anyway im not exactly sure if i got allt he wordings right, since we didnt take notes. but i think here's the general geist.
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