Thursday, February 12, 2015

Is there a particular species that human have caused to evolve?

The most widely-known way in which humans have intervened
with other species has to be through genetic maneuvering and
alteration.


For example, genetically-modified crops are
thought to be the answer for world hunger because the process of genetic modification
allows scientists to use the strongest genetic qualities of a species of plant in order
for it to produce bigger, better, or more nutritious fruits and
vegetables.


Animals have been bred for centuries and new
species of dogs and cats have evolved as a result of that form of breeding. That could
be another human intervention that has aided in the evolution of some
species.


However, think about stem cell research and how
using human cells and genes can be useful to the future cures of cancer and other
diseases. That is major human intervention in extending the lives of a species known as
Homo Sapiens. Those are just a few to think about. Other than that, as the first law of
physics states "Matter cannot be created, nor destroyed." Therefore, we cannot build the
next Frankenstein, nor clone the next Michaelangelo. Well, clone them, maybe- but not
create them.


Hence, we can boast that humans have, indeed,
aided in the perpetuity of some species, and the betterment of others in several of the
living kingdoms that coexist in our planet.

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