Researchers can readily extract DNA from one organism and merge that DNA into another organism,applying genetic engineering as a possible cure to cancer or muscular dystrophy and other diseases.The scientific method can test a hypothesis to determine if this approach is morally right or wrong.

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The scientific method cannot determine if an approach is morally right or wrong. It can only determine if a hypothesis is supported by evidence or not. Determining the moral implications of genetic engineering is a philosophical and ethical question, not a scientific one.

Researchers Can Readily Extract DNA from One Organism and Merge