In recent decades, technological advances have allowed scientists to actively manipulate an organism's genetic sequence through a process called "genetic engineering." Many believe that this is a technique that we should harness and exploit to its fullest because, after all, it could be the key to curing many hereditary diseases such as heart disease and cancer. This could very well be the solution to overcoming evolutionary barriers and allowing us to create new species. However, when you consider the unknown consequences we might face as a result of our futile experiments, you will find that it is hardly justifiable to play with a system as complex as nature for the sake of curiosity. Shortly after the revolutionary discovery of the structure of DNA. In 1953, the scientific world was essentially given the ability to modify the genetic sequence of any living organism using a process known as "genetic engineering." By definition, genetic engineering is “the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism through manipulation of its genetic material”, it is simply an unnatural process that defies the ordinary course of nature. As of yet, no devastating or permanent damage has been caused. However, the unpredictable nature and unknown consequences of genetic engineering are more than enough reason to be cautious, as one mistake could have irreversible and catastrophic effects. In a feeble attempt to cure world hunger, scientists have developed GMOs, or "genetically modified organisms," which are genetically enhanced crop plants created for human consumption, and although GMOs were originally designed to benefit the world, it seems that they do as much harm as good. Originally, GMOs were designed to...... middle of paper...... ophic effects, one mistake could wipe an entire species from the face of the Earth. And that's why I ask the question: how far does one go too far when it comes to genetic engineering? How far are we willing to go before we inevitably exceed our limits and destroy something as precious as our own species? So the idea that it is perfectly acceptable for scientists to freely manipulate the course of nature is ridiculous. Genetic engineering is in no way a tool that can be falsified or abused, especially when it defies so many natural laws. Would you be willing to take responsibility for the extinction of a species simply because curiosity got the best of you? I don't think so. And it is for this reason that I firmly believe that we should stop meddling with a force as unpredictable as nature – because we will have no one else to blame for the outcome but ourselves..