What are the negative effects of recombinant DNA technology?
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GoodImproved MedicinesImproved Livestock (resistance to disease)Improved Crops (resistance to disease, higher yields)Prevention of Genetic DiseasesLowering the cost of medicines (i.e. Insulin)Safer Medicines (i.e. Insulin)Treatment for pre-existing conditions (i.e. Cancer)
BadSafety concerns (viruses developing antibiotic resistance)Environmental concerns (developing resistance to fungi)Ethical dilemmas over human treatment (i.e. are we playing God?)Potential for Experimental abus (doctors using patients as test subjects)Germline treatment going from treating diseases to a method for
picking the traits you want in a child (i.e. specifying hair and eye color)
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