Biotechnology

Biotechnology has made many advances in the last decade. Biotechnology has made it possible for the cheap and plentiful production of such disease-fighting agents as insulin and interferon; numerous people have been able to live longer and healthier lives. Its promise in improved agricultural production is exciting. And even without considering the practical consequences, we have the prospect of a New World of knowledge about life itself and the essential components of our own humanity, …

…open up a host of thorny legal, ethical, philosophical and religious issues, from invasion of privacy to the question of who should play God with genes.” (“Time,” Philip Elmer-Dewitt) Genetic engineering could help many humans with disabilities and with viruses, which doesn’t change the factor that it’s an unsafe form of biotechnology and can lead to many bad things that are unimaginable. Are we playing with God’s creation by using genetic engineering?