Biotech + Art


Genetically Modifying Crop

Biotechnology is a combination of art and technology. It is closely tied to genetically modified animals and crops. Although biotechnology brings advantages, it alters the DNA structure and changes the natural behavior of the animal and crop.
Dolly, the first cloned sheep



Genetically Modified Chicken compared to the past.


For example, dolly was a female domestic sheep and it was the first to be cloned. Specifically, it is the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell using process of nuclear transfer. Dolly is an advancement in biotechnology as it opens the path towards cloning humans to transfer bodies or creating bodies for extra organs. It relates to art as scientists’ approach perfectly cloning mammals. However, reasons for genetically modifying mammals are not always for pure research. Currently, many famers genetically modify their chickens to lay more eggs and to gain weight in a shorter amount of time than regular chickens for meat. Although genetically modifying mammals would increase profit and provide greater amount of food, it also means that we are disturbing nature. Biotechnology is a recently improved engineering and we have yet to see the impact of the eating genetically modified mammals and crops. It is already shown through studies that there are serious health risks associated with genetically modified food.

Source:
  1. “Dolly (Sheep).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 May 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep).
  2. “Genetically Modified Chickens.” Seattle Organic Community Offers Essential Information Based on the Latest Studies on Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Diseaes, Cancer Research, GMOs, and Illnesses as Well as Current News on Organic Foods, Organic Health Products with Organic and Healthy Ingredients, www.seattleorganicrestaurants.com/vegan-whole-foods/genetically-modified-chickens/.
  3. “Health Risks.” Institute for Responsible Technology, responsibletechnology.org/gmo-education/health-risks/.
  4. “The Life of Dolly.” Dolly the Sheep, dolly.roslin.ed.ac.uk/facts/the-life-of-dolly/index.html.
  5. Vesna, Victoria. “5 Bioart pt1 1280x720.” YouTube, YouTube, 18 Sept. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=737&v=PaThVnA1kyg.


Image Sources:
  1. Asencio, Nadia. “GMOs and the GOV: Exposing America's Failing Food Industry.” HubPages, HubPages, 9 Sept. 2014, hubpages.com/health/You-Are-What-You-Eat-Exposing-Americas-Failing-Food-Industry.
  2. Heap, Brian. “Can a Growing World Feed Itself Without Genetically Modified Crops?” BQO, 20 Jan. 2016, www.bigquestionsonline.com/2013/05/21/can-growing-world-feed-itself-without-genetically-modified-crops/.
  3. Reilly, Gavan. “Dolly the Sheep Cloner Keith Campbell Dies at 58.” TheJournal.ie, www.thejournal.ie/keith-campbell-dies-dolly-the-sheep-632442-Oct2012/.


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