Biotechnology
The reason why I choose biotechnology for a subject to do my paper on is because I have a strong interest in the subject matter. When I was in high school I read a book called "Brave New World," by Aldous Huxley. It was written in 1931. It was a story about a world controlled by biotechnology. Everyone was a clone and their standing in society was dependent on what they were breed for. It was a perfectly formed society. It was at least until the one thing that kept the lower class citizens happy ran out. Now that cloning has become a reality some people think the we are about to enter a "Brave New World." A world in which genetically engineered clones will be the only thing that exists. That is one of the reasons why biotechnology has become one of the most popular topics in society today. Even Hollywood has taken advantage of this with blockbuster movies like "Jurassic Park." In this movie a genetics company named InGen recreates dinosaurs through fossilized DNA. They build a park to show off their patented genetic creations. But they did not know what they were dealing with and the dinosaurs escaped and took over the park. These are just two fictional examples of the possibili
Now his fictional book could become a reality. Effective immediately, no federal agency may support, fund, or undertake such activity. In 1994 the FDA, USDA, and EPA held a conference to discuss the FDA policy and other new policies to help ensure safety with genetically altered foods. This would allow us to use a lot more land area for crop use. We could eliminate genetic disorders by doing this. This cloning technique could also lead genetic alterations of embryos. Another example of these amazing biotechnology techniques is a genetic engineered aerosol spray that corrects cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulators. If you created a crop of corn that was higher yielding, but is more likely to be affected by a virus this could be bad if all corn growers begin to use it. We as a society will have to determine step by step which aspects of biotechnology we will accept as okay and which ones would be tampering with nature to much. Biotechnology has done many things that have benefited society. That is why the FDA made that new policy in 1992. As a society we must be prepared the small things like that and all other aspects of biotechnology as we enter this "Brave New World. This could also lead to cosmetic improvements, which could make generations of children that look like the cast of Baywatch. Like I stated before it has greatly impacted the medical field.
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