HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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increased crop yield
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development of new vaccines
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increased job opportunities
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creation of new pathogens.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under international environmental law and policy, biosafety refers to the need to protect the environment and human health from the possible adverse effects of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products resulting from modern biotechnology.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although it has many benefits including lowering our environmental footprint, and helping in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, it comes with its all-possible disadvantages. The four main societal concerns revolve around are ethical, safety, bioterrorism and environmental issues.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harm to the environment. This concern is perhaps the most widely cited by those opposed to GMOs. Bioterrorism. Laboratory/production safety. Ethical issues. 25-Jun-2019