Genetic engineering goes back to the 1800s when Gregor Mendel, an Australian monk who is sometimes referred to as the Father of Genetics, began his pioneering in the area of genetic science. He began in the field of pollination and paved the way for later scientists to persuade plants to exchange traits that they would not exchange naturally. A discovery in 1973, by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer, sparked interest in genetic engineering, as they invented the technique of DNA cloning. This now gave scientists the opportunity to transplant genes between different biological species.[1] These discoveries have triggered in scientists the idea that genetic engineering could be used to create a better society, but what could be lost along the way poses an unprecedented threat to humanity.
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[1] Taken from http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgenetic.htm Original work: “Nature Bulletin No. 334-A: Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)”
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