10 Interesting Fact About The benefits and drawbacks of biotechnology

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• The biggest benefits of biotechnology are that it can increase plant and animal productivity, thereby increasing food availability for the growing human population.
• Biotechnology can also improve food quality by modifying plants and animals to be more resistant to disease and environmental influences.
• Biological technology can also help in the discovery of new drugs and treatment of diseases that are difficult to cure.
• In the field of environment, biotechnology can help in waste management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
• However, biotechnology also has a negative impact, such as the risk of unknown side effects from the use of biological technology.
• The use of biotechnology can also cause environmental damage and loss of biodiversity.
• There are also concerns that biological technology can be used for unethical purposes, such as making biological weapons.
• Biological technology can also create social and economic gaps between developed countries and developing countries.
• Data security issues are also a problem in the use of biotechnology, because genetic data can be used for unwanted purposes.
• In the field of agriculture, biotechnology can make small farmers depend on large biotechnology companies, because the seeds and technology they use are only available from certain companies.