Academic Essay Name: Kishenraj A/L Ramaru
ID: 00012557
Date: 20th Noem!er 201"
#he disadanta$es o% !iotechno&o$y 'iotechno&o$y e()&oits natura& !io&o$ica& )rocesses to create a techno&o$y that that aids aids human human !ein$* !ein$* It is used used in enir enironm onment enta&+ a&+ )harmac )harmaceut eutica ica&& and industria& areas ,hich are commercia&ised as it im)roes )eo)&e-s need in their dai&y &i%e* .ome e(am)&es o% !iotechno&o$y-s )roducts are deter$ent+ sham)oo+ tooth)aste+ and so on* #hese )roducts contain enymes+ $ood !acteria and chemica&s to %unction ,ithout harmin$ )eo)&e* o,eer+ some )eo)&e )eo)&e are are a$ainst a$ainst !iotec !iotechno& hno&o$y o$y a&thou a&thou$h $h it has many many adant adanta$e a$es* s* #he do,nsides o% uti&iin$ such a techno&o$y are it ,i&& aect the )roduction costs+ ethics and ecosystem* irst&y irst&y++ the usa$e usa$e o% !iotec !iotechno& hno&o$y o$y is too e()en e()ensi sie* e* #he )ro3t )ro3t o% a !usiness ,i&& !e &esser than amount o% money thro,n in !y inestors and it cou&d &ead to !an4ru)tcy o% a com)any* 'esides+ to ma4e a !rea4throu$h in !iotechno&o$y it ta4es many tria&s and errors to ma4e a )roject success%u&* .ince there ,i&& !e many tria&s and errors+ the cost o% a )roject may increase ma4in$ it e()ensie* Acmed6s dee&o)ment incurs the costs associated ,ith additiona& anima& studies+ c&inica& tria&s+ and 3&in$s to the DA- 8erey 8* .te,art+ 9eter N* A&&ison and Rona&d .* 8ohnson+ n*d* ;oreoer+ ;oreoer+ the )roducts mi$ht not !e aorda!&e %or &o, income earner !ut on&y someone ,ith dee)< )oc4eted )oc4eted can aord to !uy those )roducts* Ne(t+ the a))&iance o% !iotechno&o$y is a$ainst ethics o% humanity* humanity* .ome o!jectie o% research may not !e ethica& such as contro&&in$ the $ene o% a !a!y+ !a!y+ c&onin c&onin$ $ human human and cross! cross!rreedin$ eedin$** 9eo)&e eo)&e ,ho are are concer concerned ned on adancement o% !iotechno&o$y are een %urious as they sus)ect that science ,i&& ,i&& !e oer oer)o )o,e ,erred !y the the im)o im)ort rtan ance ce o% tech techno no&o &o$y $y and and it ,i&& ,i&& !e unaoida!&e ;cLean R*+ 2012* urthermore+ )eo)&e may sto) !e&iein$ in =od as creator as human can do more than ,hat =od &imits to do* In addition in the in>uence o% !iotechno&o$y+ there may !e threat o% !ioterrorism* #his mi$ht &ead to a !io<,ar that ,i&& 4i&& a&& or$anisms i% not sto))ed* 9a$e ? 1
Academic Essay Name: Kishenraj A/L Ramaru
ID: 00012557
Date: 20th Noem!er 201"
ina&&y+ it tam)ers ,ith ;other Nature* #he $enetica&&y modi3ed cro)s may distur! %ood chain i% the cro)s are indi$esti!&e to anima&s or human* ea&th ris4s are another thin$+ the ,orrisome )art is the eects o% $enetica&&y a&tered or$anisms to the enironment @hoon$ #et .ieu and Keith Loeard+ 2000* Li4e,ise+ $ene com!inin$ %rom other anima& to another may re&ease ne, )andemic that ,ea4ens human-s immune systems and ,i&& !e susce)ti!&e to other chronic diseases as ,e&&* A&so+ !iotechno&o$y may create mutants that are not suited to &ie in this ,or&d as ,e&& as s)read carcino$en that ,i&& cause cancer to human* A&thou$h !iotechno&o$y is a !oon to man4ind as it )roides end&ess )ossi!i&ities in )roidin$ ,ay to &ie hea&thier+ the side eects o% it can !e %ata& to a&& &iin$ thin$s in this ,or&d* sin$ !iotechno&o$y is cost&y+ some times a$ainst mora&ity and inter%eres ,ith enironment* =oernments shou&d esta!&ish a su!ject or education o% !iotechno&o$y %or )eo)&e so that they 4no, the conseBuences o% it* 9eo)&e a&so can )reent the ne$atie eect o% !iotechno&o$y !y standin$ !ehind the &ine o% mora& code* A sin$&e misste) cou&d )roe ,ron$ o% usin$ such a techno&o$y* In a nutshe&&+ !iotechno&o$y can !e a threat to a&& &iin$ or$anisms and aoidin$ tin4erin$ ,ith it is the !est ,ay to )resere the ,or&d as it is*
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Academic Essay Name: Kishenraj A/L Ramaru
ID: 00012557
Date: 20th Noem!er 201"
Re%erence List @hoon$ #et .ieu and Keith Loeard* 2000* ;A=I@ =ENE. n&ineF Retrieed on 27 Noem!er 201" %rom: htt)://,,,< c$i*cnn*com/A.IANG/asia,ee4/C7/0C05/cs1*htm& 8erey 8* .te,art+ 9eter N* A&&ison and Rona&d .* 8ohnson n*d* 9uttin$ a )rice on !iotechno&o$y* n&ineF*Retrieed on 27 Noem!er 201" %rom: htt)://,,,*nature*com/!ioent/200"/0"0101/%u&&/n!t0C01
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