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Biotechnology Its Applications and Effects on Global Society
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Biotechnology It's Applications and Effects on Global Society Biotechnology can also increase the production of crops such as rice by Biotechnology is a collection of techniques such as genetic engineering and fermentation aimed at solving real problems. It can feed the hungry, make short people taller and in the future provide cures for incurable diseases. Biotechnology will change the way human beings live their lives and how they think about the world. There are also many social and ethical issues surrounding the use of biotechnology. In this report, applications of biotechnology in the areas of agriculture and health care are discussed, as well as the impacts of biotechnology on society. In the 1970's experiments began with genetic engineering. Although scientists were only experimenting with bacteria there was a rush of public concern as the first scientific investigations were published. Many people thought that changing genes in microorganisms was an introduction to experiments on...
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