cussions include paying for schooling, medical bills, and lower wages. Family planning does not seem to be the answer for China because its population is still on the rise and therefore, China needs to use biotechnology and other technologies to increase their food supply.
             Technology in the form of fertilizers, pesticides, and new crop varieties have increased crop yields during the last few decades. This was all due to the Green Revolution in Asia which produced a surplus a food at the time. A second revolution called biotechnology is now underway in the agriculture industry. Biotechnology is defined as the integrated use of biochemistry, microbiology, and engineering sciences in order to achieve technological applications of the capabilities of micro organisms, tissues cells, and parts thereof [1]. More simply, biotechnology applies scientific knowledge to create or enhance biological organism that could not have been made without help. Biotechnology is based on the discovery by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 of the structure of DNA [2]. Once the secrets of DNA were unlocked, the endless possibilities of biotechnology began.
             It is estimated that farmers are expected to plant 2 million to 4 million acres with genetically engineered crops next year [3]. Genetic engineering is a technological process for undertaking activities which do not, and can not occur in nature [4]. Genetic engineering has provided numerous ways to increase crop yields. Therefore, it is being called the second green revolution [5].
             The first way to improve crop yields is through somatic hybridization, which improves the yields of tomatoes, tobacco and potatoes. This technique involves the fusion of two cells without the cell wall [6]. Another method perfected to help developing countries is called the BDFI (Biodynamic French Intensive). This is a method which was introduced in 1980 by Alan Chadwick, a master horticulturist from England [7]. ...