Advancements in all technology fields are inevitable in the information age, like the invention of the New Leafs in biotechnology. These technological advances have brought society to a new, improved level. Because of this biotechnology, we have so many advantages, such as improved crops and efficiency with time. Although biotechnology has many benefits, the consequences of it make one question the value of these advances.
             Time is the critical factor for biotechnology, being that it is the most valuable thing to man and has no price. "An average single American farmer can feed up to a hundred people in an average year, not including the expenses of fertilizer, pesticide, machinery, etc." (Pollan 460). Biotechnology causes the plants to have an increased growth rate making them more time-efficient and healthier. Finger has created a new level of importance for the agriculture society by replacing all the expensive and toxic chemicals previously used to cultivate the plants. Plants are now capable to defend themselves against harmful insects and diseases without the use of harmful pesticides. But is this the safest method to be practiced upon our agricultural industry and human health.
             People often question whether or not we as a technological and scientific nation are trying to play the role of God. Cloning can only yield new technologies that will be beneficial to society. One misconception that many people have is that this technology can fall into the "wrong hands". The lab is an uncertain place where operations are taking place. "There's no way of telling where in the genome the new DNA will land, and if it winds up in the wrong place, the new gene won't be expressed, or the plant may be a freak." (Pollan 463)
             Cloning runs the risk of creating a population that is entirely the same. This population would be vulnerable to the same diseases, and one disease could destroy the entire population. Similarly if all the plant...