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- GM food may introduce new proteins that could induce allergic reactions in humans - food products that have been induced with antibiotic-resistant genes as markers (during the biotechnology process) may pass on the gene to humans who consume them, thus making them antibiotic-resistant - agricultural biotechnology may increase contamination in soil and plants (use of heavy metals) - long-term effect is still unknown, leading to unknown health risks in humans/animals

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- reduce cost of important drugs by genetically engineering them (more affordable, allows more patients to be treated) - farmers can continue to grow crops despite unfavourable environmental conditions (maintain stock production) - reduce usage of costly pesticides that damage environment (plants can be genetically modified to produce toxins that kill pests) - improve nutritional quality of foods (e.g. 'Golden Rice' is high in Vitamin A due to the two genes inserted from a daffodil and bacterium)

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Allergies. Toxicity

Imbalance of nutrients

Expensive

Resistance in harmful infections

Super Bug (Antibiotic Resistant Organism)

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undesirable gene can be removed

reduce cost of medicine

increased food safety

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Mutations

allergies

toxicity

nutrient inbalance

decrease food diversity

We should not play god/disturb god creation

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- Find hereditary diseases (thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, etc.)

Health related issues can be solved

- Plant Biotechnology (Plant tissue culture)

Agriculture, Forestry, Floriculture, Conservation, etc.

- Cell Microbiology

Expression of wanted proteins by bacteria

Cloning

DNA/Genome manipulation to correct genetic flaws.

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Playing God may have adverse effects

What if you find the cure for cancer?
Will you give it for free?
Will you sell it?
Either way, most of the main sources of income for the
pharmaceutical industry - chemotherapy
machine operation - will fall.
The industry will fall.
Biotechnology harms itself.

People afraid of chemicals within
vegetables may affect them long term

Processes or stem cell research successes so far are
very expensive/slightly cost inefficient, you can't
give out most of the solutions for free

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Mass produce vegetables easily and quickly for poor nations

Better tasting vegetables

Lesser pesticide required to grow biotech veggies

Super plants that can survive natural disasters

Pharmaceuticals - A giant industry in itself

Produce superbabies-the perfect baby

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1) Environmental problems - Weeds resistant to the herbicide glyphosate, corn rootworms resistant to insecticide corn varieties have been engineered to produce.

2) Health risks - Allegies - Nutrient imbalance

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1) Food with more health benefits

2) Enhanced nutritional value of food

3) Reduction of chronic diseases related to diet

4) Higher crop yields

5) Resistance to pests (Pesticides not needed)

6) Cheap

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Please write your comments under each column (risk&benefit). 1 box per group and write your group members names