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- Due on Sep. 05, 2011
- Asked on Sep 05, 2011 at 3:53:56PM
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Research an example from one of the following categories of biotechnology:
Agricultural and environmental uses
Medical and legal uses
Historical uses
Discuss how the use of this biotechnology could benefit society. Also, discuss the ways this biotechnology could be harmful.
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Genetic Engineering Its Benefits And Consequences. The Best Answer You Can Get.
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Preview: ... e language of Codex, it is not “substantially equivalent” to unengineered food.
Genetically engineered food can cause toxic effect; The fact that genetic engineering can go seriously wrong was shown by one of the very first product introduced in the market. An amino acid called tryptophan was sold in a number of countries including the United States as a dietary supplement. In the late 1980s, the Showa Denko company of Japanbegan making Tryptophan by a new process, using genetically engineered bacteria, and selling it in the United States. Within a period of months, thousands of people who have taken the supplement began to suffer from eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, which included neurological problems. Eventually atleast 1500 people were permanently disabled and 37 died.
Genetically engineered food can cause allergic reactions; Allergens can be transferred from foods to which people know they are allergic, to food that they think is safe, via genetic engineering. In March 1996, researchers at the university of Nebra ...
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