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Do GMOs (and CRISPR in general) have an ethical place in preservation and…
Do GMOs (and CRISPR in general) have an ethical place in preservation and conservation? Why or why not? Or
What are the ethical benefits and risks of genetic technologies to help animals avoid extinction? (I would say very similar questions just worded differently)
They do have an ethical place in conservation and we should use it to their full potential aka the good
Why not use it to the max if it allows us to be able to solve a ton of problems that we could not solve before. Such as being able to bring species back to life, and be able to help them evolve to combat climate change.
We can possibly clone animals which would be able to help a population grow even if they are down to a handful or less. This could even allow us to bring back species from extinction which would be great as we are fixing the problems we created.
GMOs are doing nothing different from what we have done for thousands of years with selective breeding. We are just speeding up the process by going to the source. This allows us to then address other issues such as hunger as animals and plants are now able to live in the changing condition, opening up more opportunities for food.
Why not start fixing the problems before they even happen, starting modifying animals to be able to survive before it becomes a problem. We wont have to scramble and there will not be any direct issues as it wont change there purpose in the ecosystem, they will but just more resistant to change along with everything else.
They do have an ethical place in conservation but within reason aka the middle ground of the good and bad
But the concern of losing biodiversity is huge as well as just cause we can doesn't mean we should change everything
Should be used in dire situations only, something such as its the last one/two animals of a species and we need to keep their population going
Similar reason to why it should be used to the max, its no different then what we have done for thousands of years
Using it too early though could cause an imbalance in the ecosystem as this modified species could be too good and throw off the food cycle. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't use it cause if use it the right way this won't happen.
Could be used for something such as medication, being able to address genic problems and maybe even remove them from the species
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