Genetic engineering can be used to create more productive strains of farm animals used for milk and meat production. by adding genes to an animal’s dna, the animal can be made to be more resistant to common infections. this can reduce the need to administer large doses of antibiotics to the animals. do you think that this type of genetic engineering should be pursued? explain your answer. (5 points) what are some possible impacts (positive and negative) of this type of genetic engineering on individuals, society, and the environment? (5 points)

This kind of genetic engineering can be pursued, but with caution. Making an animal more resistant to common infections can reduce the need to administer antibiotics, which often ends up in the milk and meat, and can also save money for the farmer. It can result in healthier farm animals that produce more milk and meat. However, in some cases genetic engineering can produce sicklier and weaker offspring than wild type, sometimes as an unforeseen effect of the phenotype, but sometimes as an effect of a weaker DNA molecule that breaks easier. Some consequences of this include reduced fertility and offspring viability. For society, it could be seen as a benefit if it ups the production of milk and meat because it could drive down the cost, since more goods are being produced per farm animal than before. In terms of the environment, it might be beneficial because the antibiotics that would have otherwise been passed through the animal and ended up in animal waste, where it could effect the local ecosystem in a negative way, do not end up doing that since the animal itself is no longer in need of large doses of antibiotics.