Biotechnology

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What is biotechnology? Biotechnology is a broad term that is applied to all living organisms. It is used for everything from microorganisms used to ferment beer to the most sophisticated forms of gene therapy. Biotechnology is the use of microorganisms or biological substances to perform industrial or manufacturing processes. (*1) The United States government defines it as being "any technique that uses living organisms or parts of living organisms to (1) make or modify products, (2) improve plants …

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…the road include safe foods with less allergenic proteins, drought and flood resistance, and tolerance to salt, metals, heat and cold. After reading and thinking in depth about the consequences of the topic, I have my own opinion on the issue. These scientists have me convinced after reading their statements that the governments need to put a halt to this and have further testing and refining done before any more food products are genetically engineered.