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Biotechnology (Cloning (Cons (side effects of cloning are increase in…
Biotechnology
Cloning
Cons
side effects of cloning are increase in birth size and a variety of defects in vital organs, such as the liver, brain and heart. Other consequences include premature aging and problems with the immune system.
There would be a lack of uniqueness and violate convictions regarding human individuality and freedom. Clones could be seen as less than human compared with non-clones.
Pros
Animal cloning offers great benefits to consumers, farmers, and endangered species. We can bring back endangered species and help increases the population of endangered species.
Cloning allows farmers and ranchers to accelerate the reproduction of their most productive livestock. In order to better produce safe and healthy food.
GMOs
Pros
It is necessary for the continued success of the human experiment on plant earth. We depend on it to thrive
Foods have been modified to help with health of people in underdeveloped countries. Which can help them get the nutrients they need
Cons
If your lively-hood depends on selling organic crops or selling into markets where GMOs are prohibited the consequences can be even direr. Mosts Gmos have patents on them
We place so much power of over our food supply in the hands of a very few large companies. Only a few large companies can make GMO food that we rely on.
Artificial Selection
Pros
This process will then eliminate the offspring that doesn’t have the desired trait. So that the desired outcome has a better chance of being successful.
Farmers who engage in artificial selection can create crops that are bigger, more plentiful, or more resilient to local pests. Also they can grow food faster and store longer
Cons
What one person or group sees as being a beneficial trait may be very different from what others might want. Some may see an ethical issue with this process as it is seen as “playing god” or interfering with the natural processes of nature.
When inbreeding or same-species pollination happens too frequently, then the offspring tends to have a lower than average lifespan. A variety of health problems may also begin to appear.
Bioremediation
Pros
Bioremediation uses micro-organisms to reduce pollution through the biological degradation of pollutants into non-toxic substances. This can involve either aerobic or anaerobic micro-organisms that often use this breakdown as an energy source.
Bioremediation requires fewer resources and less energy than conventional technology, and doesn’t accumulate hazardous by-products as waste. Bioremediation has technical and cost advantages
Cons
If the process is not controlled it is possible the organic contaminants may not be broken down fully. Resulting in toxic by-products that could be more mobile than the initial contamination.
It is also really hard to predict how chemicals will behave in the environment. Some environmental contaminants are easily dispersed by rainfall, others stick to soil or mineral particles and are trapped away from the biological organisms needed to bioremediate them.