Question

Describe two social and two ethical issues of using biotechnology.

Answer 1

Two ethical issues of using Biotechnology are Affordability and Privacy. Two social issues of Biotechnology are Harm to the environment and Bio-terrorism.

EXPLANATION:

• The most concerning ethical issue of using biotechnology is the cost and access to new treatments.
• The drugs that break clots that cause heart attacks, for example, are extremely expensive and so the common people cannot afford them.
• The second ethical issue is Privacy.
• The technology can decode the human genome which might reveal the future health information of a person.
• The first social issue of using biotechnology is the harm to the environment.
• It is not sure how will the ecosystem react when a new organism is introduced in the ecosystem.
• Another social issue is that terrorists might make new superbugs or infectious viruses, using biotechnology, which might not have any cure.