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 possibilities for biotechnology in the future. Both of these ideas have already been pondered by scientists. This paper will examine the things biotechnology has done for society already, the things that might be possible in the future, and the affects it has on society.
             Biotechnology has done many things that have benefited society. Biotechnology has been used in the field of agriculture for years. Genetically altered foods have become a growing market on the produce shelves today. There are three organizations that regulate biotechnology like these foods and they are: the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which evaluates whole food and production processes; the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which evaluates whole food, food ingr...