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Natasha_Volkova [10]
3 years ago
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Describe two social and two ethical issues of using biotechnology.

Biology
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snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
6 0

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

<u>EXPLANATION: </u>

  • 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.
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