HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which example represents a modern biotechnology technique that raises potential ethical issues?
A
selective breeding to get better corn
B
adding animal genes to a plant
C
using bacteria in the making of food
D
crossbreeding two different plants
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethical issues that arise from modern biotechnologies include the availability and use of privileged information, potential for ecological harm, access to new drugs and treatments, and the idea of interfering with nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stem cells from a donor are cultured and then implanted into a person with Alzheimer’s disease. Why is this procedure most likely considered controversial? There are associated ethical and moral issues. There is an insufficient supply of donor cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, human insulin, a small protein used to treat diabetes, is made in genetically engineered bacteria, whereas large, more complex proteins like hormones or antibodies are made in mammalian cells or transgenic animals. Antibiotics and vaccines are products of microorganisms that are used to treat disease.

Detailed explanation-4: -Genetic engineering and selective breeding appear to violate animal rights, because they involve manipulating animals for human ends as if the animals were nothing more than human property, rather than treating the animals as being of value in themselves.

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