Yesterday I watched the new movie, Jurassic World. Other than the movie being a great film, there was one message that really stood out to me. They said at the end of the film, that humans must act responsibly with their power. That power is intelligence. In the movie, the humans created a new species of dinosaur, called the Indoraptor (spoiler alert). It was a vicious predator made to help the military. But it escaped and wreaked havoc. It was more powerful, agile and smart than a human. What I'm trying to say is that genetic modification has limitless power and this movie displayed the effects of genetic modification, used in a foolish, dangerous way.
Let's start with the question, what is genetic modification? Genetic modification is the manipulation of an organism's genes, utilising biotechnology. By doing this we create entities that share DNA traits of its two origin sources. For example, the Liger, a cross between the tiger and the lion. The Liger has the combined senses of the tiger and the lion. If you have always dreamed of seeing a tiger that is yellow, then genetic modification has just solved all your problems. Just kidding. The Liger is one of the more simple results of genetic modification. Scientists are creating extremely advanced DNA infrastructure for new animals to roam this world.
Genetic modification is not something new. Scientists have already created thousands of genetically modified foods, flora and fauna. In our daily lives, we encounter and use many genetically modified things. Such as the fruits we eat and the products we buy. Scientists modify these things to attract buyers and for aesthetic appeal. Genetic modification is not just used for scams, they use this technology to help people worldwide who are starving in poverty. Genetically modified food (GMO) can grow extremely quickly, therefore they are consumable at earlier stages than organic foods. They are also used for improving the nourishing vitamins of fruits and veggies.
Now you see the unbound power of genetic modification. You can literally create a new life form using the power of biotechnology. But there are limitations. As shown in the movie genetic modification was used for an unwise purpose. Though we may not be seeing dinosaurs revived, we still have to be careful about what we do with this power. Say if a vegetable was genetically modified, but there was an accident in the DNA strands and it poisoned the entire country. That would be bad news, but things like that are only minor compared to genetically modified animals that could wipe out fields of crops within seconds, animals that could drain all the water in the world. This may be fantasy thinking, but in the future anything is possible.
So remember, even though we can't have any contributions to the work of genetic modification, we still have to keep up to date in the world of genetic modification.
昨天我看了新电影“侏罗纪世界”。除了电影是一部伟大的电影外，还有一条信息对我来说非常突出。他们在影片结尾处说，人类必须以自己的力量负责任地行事。这种力量是智慧。在电影中，人类创造了一种新的恐龙物种，称为Indoraptor（剧透警报）。这是一个帮助军队的恶毒掠夺者。但它逃脱并造成严重破坏。它比人类更强大，更灵活，更聪明。我想说的是，基因改造具有无限的力量，这部电影展示了基因改造的效果，以愚蠢，危险的方式使用。
让我们从问题开始，什么是基因改造？遗传修饰是利用生物技术操纵生物体的基因。通过这样做，我们创建了共享其两个来源的DNA特征的实体。例如，Liger，老虎和狮子之间的交叉。 Liger具有老虎和狮子的综合感官。如果你一直梦想看到一只黄色的老虎，那么基因改造就能解决你所有的问题。开玩笑。 Liger是更简单的遗传修饰结果之一。科学家正在为新动物创造极其先进的DNA基础设施，以便在这个世界上漫游。
遗传修饰不是新事物。科学家们已经创造了数以千计的转基因食品，植物群和动物群。在我们的日常生活中，我们遇到并使用许多转基因的东西。比如我们吃的水果和我们买的产品。科学家修改这些东西以吸引买家和美学吸引力。遗传修饰不仅仅用于诈骗，它们利用这项技术帮助全球贫困人群。转基因食品（GMO）可以非常快速地生长，因此它们在早期阶段比有机食品消费。它们还用于改善水果和蔬菜的营养维生素。
现在你看到了基因改造的无限力量。你可以使用生物技术的力量创造一种新的生命形式。但是有局限性。如电影中所示，遗传修饰用于不明智的目的。虽然我们可能没有看到恐龙复活，但我们仍然要小心我们用这种力量做些什么。比如一种蔬菜是否经过基因改造，但DNA链中发生了意外，并使整个国家中毒。这将是一个坏消息，但与转基因动物相比，这样的事情只是微不足道的，这些动物可以在几秒钟内消灭作物田地，这些动物可能会耗尽世界上所有的水。这可能是幻想，但未来一切皆有可能。
所以请记住，即使我们不能对遗传修饰的工作做出任何贡献，我们仍然必须在遗传修饰的世界中保持最新。
