Pros & Cons of Biotechnology

Pros

Cons

• Cure genetic diseases

• Produce medicines

• Increase food production & target vitamin deficiencies

• Crime scene analysis

• Paternity testing

• Use bacteria as a model organism

• Glowy fish

• Pesticide resistant crops

• Possible ethical issues

• Genetic engineering can be taken too far

• Eugenics

• More chemicals

• Less nutrients

• Less genetic diversity

• If you have identical twins, you can’t use STRs for crime scene analysis b/c they have the same STRs.