Enzymes are specialized catalysts that have immensely contributed to both the traditional as well as modern chemical industry by improving the existing process. They are applied in several fields such as animal nutrition, food manufacturing, cosmetics as well as tools for research and development ( Panke & Wubbolts, 2012 ). However, it is of significance that the use of enzymes in the various fields is regulated to prevent the prevalence of health risks. There are many challenges that are associated with the use of enzymes and therefore the below consideration should be put in mind ( Bloom, 2015 ). First, the use of enzymes in various fields should not cross other species boundaries. The species boundary should be fixed as well as be delineated. According to Linda (2013), crossing of species boundaries is immoral, unnatural and to the extreme extend violates the laws of God. Besides, the use of technology in the various fields should not facilitate the transmission of diseases. For instance, there is a significant risk of transmitting fatal zoonotic diseases such as porcine endogenous and many more. Introducing such kinds of diseases to the human population could result to devastating consequences. Additionally, it is unethical to come up with animals or organisms that may suffer or experience problems as a result of genetic alternation because the attached risk to the environment is unknown. As much as improvement in technology should be applauded, the technology that may be used to create slaves should be banned. The reason for the ban is that people might be creating a slave race, a race of sub humans that could be used inappropriately. On the other hand, allowing such kind of alternation may result to developing of super human race and absolutely doing away with what means normal and increasing the rich-poor gap. To conclude, scientists and ethicists have experienced numerous challenges on the issue of transgenic and genetic engineering in the 21 st century. It is the cumulative efforts of the society to agree on what beings are worth their respect or else this controversial cross-disciplinary debate will still continue.
References
Bloom J.D., Meyer M.M., Meinhold P., Otey C.R. and MacMillan D., et al. (2015) Evolving strategies for enzyme engineering. Curr Opin Struc Biol 15 : 447–452.
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Linda M.C. (2013) Ethical issue in genetic engineering and transgenic. Accessed from http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotechnology/glenn.html
Panke S., Wubbolts M.G. (2012) Enzyme technology and bioprocess engineering. Curr Opin Biotech 13: 111–116
