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How Genetic Modification and Biotechnology Have Evolved Over the Years G 24 enetic modification has been done by mankind since thousands of years from now. Genetic modification, also known as genetic engineering, began when humans first started to domesticate organisms. Initially accomplished by Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen in 1972, genetic modification occurred as a result of a series of developments in techniques that enabled the genome to be directly manipulated. It was achieved by years and years of controlled and artificial selection of plants and animals. According to certain evidences dating back to 12,000 BC, dogs were the first animals to be domesticated that are believed to have evolved from the common ancestor of the grey wolf. Such march 2019 evidences also state that animals including cats, sheep, cattle, pigs were domesticated somewhere around the 9000 and 8000 BC. However, the eight Neolithic founder crops had already appeared by about 7000 BC. Emmer wheat, einkorn wheat, barley, peas, lentils, bitter vetch, chick peas and flax are referred to as the eight Neolithic founder crops domesticated by early Holocene farming communities which later set the foundation for systematic agriculture in the Middle East, India, Persia, North Africa and Europe. Done indirectly for thousands of years by controlled and selective breeding of plants and animals, genetic modification now has a better approach due to the modern day biotechnology. It is now simpler and quicker to target a specific gene for more precise alteration of the organism through genetic engineering. Genetically Modifying Crops for Food Production and Other Uses Genetically modified crops will have an essential role in protecting the world’s food supply as climate changes take adverse turns. Climate changes and crop diseases make it increasingly difficult to feed the world. Biotech crops will ensure that there’s enough to eat. Genetically modifying crops can be

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