• Question: do you think genetic mutation is right?

    Asked by dand to Charlotte, Dhvanil, Frank, Jim, Leila on 19 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Dhvanil Karia

      Dhvanil Karia answered on 19 Mar 2013:


      Genetic mutation is a neutral process. Results of these are usually not good but at times they are good/useful and genetic mutation I believe is responsible for evolution (i.e what we are now!!!!)

    • Photo: Charlotte Kemp

      Charlotte Kemp answered on 19 Mar 2013:


      We would not have evolved to exist without genetic mutations in our ancestors. I think that it can have both good and bad results, with some mutations being very useful and others dangerous.

    • Photo: Jim O Doherty

      Jim O Doherty answered on 19 Mar 2013:


      It depends if it is natural or man-made. Certainly we have developed massively from natural genetic mutation (we used to be monkeys, right!). Man-made mutations can be a little more scary – especially if the mutation has not been around long enough to analyse the long term effect of it. This is why people are scared of GM food

    • Photo: Leila Nichol

      Leila Nichol answered on 19 Mar 2013:


      Not if it’s done purposely, but it does just happen naturally!

    • Photo: Frank Soboczenski

      Frank Soboczenski answered on 20 Mar 2013:


      If it is due to natural processes then yes but I do not think it is right otherwise.

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