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Genetic engineering can be used for very good reasons, or very bad reasons. Some say that it is ethically and morally wrong to change what nature and billions of years of evolution have made and that it poses a threat to human health, the environment, and the global economy. Others say that it will drastically change the fields of science and technology for the better. That it will help change the world and rid it of many of the problems that it has. Genetic engineering is used to change food and crops so that it will stay fresh longer, taste better, and grow bigger. It has helped animals like pigs to have more muscle instead of fat, and cows to produce much more milk. The major thing that it does is benefit the lives of humans. It can potentially cure diseases and prevent some from even happening. Genetic engineering has helped out the world and will continue to benefit it as technology and science