biotech and genes

What is Biotechnology?

Biotechnology, a form of genetic engineering, is the ability to manipulate and organisms’ genetic code. Scientists have the ability to alter the molecular level of an organism by implanting desirable genes from any other source in order to fabricate a new organism that obtain unique characteristics and eliminating the inferior ones.

Why is Biotechnology so controversial?

Biotechnology, being a new creation and development in our society, causes a great deal of dispute between people with opposing viewpoint. Some people believe that food, animals and products that are modified should be left natural and they way they were meant to be created. They oppose changing the structure of that object, no matter what the circumstance or enhancement. This opposes other viewpoints in that other people believe that if an alteration will improve the quality of a substance, than every step should be taken in order to make that development happen.

For instance, some believe that taking the nutrients from a blueberry and imputing it into a strawberry is beneficial because not only are you eating something that has its unique benefits, you are also getting extra vitamins that originate in the blueberry. While some people strongly support the idea and process of biotechnology, others posses profound concerns about the methodology of biotechnology and the changes it contains such as genetically modifies foods and humans, as well as cloning.

There are people who love the idea of Biotechnology and all of the advancements that would emerge due to its greatness and effectiveness, whereas others believe that the alteration is a threat to mankind and society as a whole. The pessimists believe that DNA was made in a certain way and...

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...he actual clone would have to be destroyed, which some people believe is murder. Moreover, the creation “super-humans” is though of to be unusual and “tampering with mother nature.”

Personally, I believe that biotechnology is a major improvement to society. I feel that it is a way for humans to receive more than the basic nutrients they need in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It removes all of the harmful characteristics of a substance, and leaves all the healthy elements of it for us to consume. It creates a method for us to incorporate technology with our health, which can lead to various new creations and methodologies. Not only does it help the farmers, it helps our health and it gives us insight on future developing diseases and how we can stop them. Biotechnology allows science to combine beneficial traits from various components and unite it as one.