Society is faced with problems whose best solutions will be provided by the advancement of Biotechnology. Genetic engineering has proved to some extent to be an asset to society for example, the efficient and safe method of producing insulin. Prior method has shown some damaging side-effects on some patients. If it was not for the introduction of this efficient and cost-effective way of producing insulin, many innocent lives would have been wasted.
Genetically engineered food has been proved to be of an economic advantage due to the fact that these foods had longer shelf life. A variety of plants with higher yields, improved taste and nutritional value, and that require less use of fertilizers, pesticides and seeds dressings are of potentia
Biotechnology is established on a large scale in the developed world, such counties need to be aware that their cultural values norms beliefs and philosophies are different from those the less developed countries. It is not ethical for these developed countries to make decisions behalf the developing countries especially on matters that may place future generations at stake. Therefore it is possible to say that sections of the community feel that biotechnology is morally and ethically wrong, where as the scientific community will totally disagree.
Biotechnology on humans in some cases has its advantages for example, very many children are borne with fatal disease, but genetic engineering has made it possible to identify such diseases in a fetus hence providing the parents with a
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