Genetic Engineering.. Here is the definitions taken directly from www.dictionary.com
genetic engineering
noun Genetics .
1. the development and application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population.
2. a technique that produces unlimited amounts of otherwise unavailable or scarce biological product by introducing DNA isolated from animals or plants into bacteria and then harvesting the product from a bacterial colony, as human insulin produced in bacteria by the human insulin gene.
I think the problem is people misread number 1. the key term is "direct manipulation of genetic material". This isn't talking about breeding a pastel ball python to a spider ball python to make a bumble bee ball python. This is talking about using a scientific method to manipulate or change the spider gene itself to make some new man made gene....
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