Genetic engineering received both positive and negative responses from the public. Positive responses generally came from people who celebrated scientific advances while negative responses were mostly generated from the more conservative part of the population who believed that nature should be left untouched to preserve its sanctity.
Benefits and DisadvantagesAmong the benefits of genetic engineering forwarded by scientists are related to agriculture. Through genetic engineering, increasing problems on urbanization, pests and shipping had been addressed. Urbanization reduced the area of farmlands resulting to decreasing quantities of harvests. However, though biotechnology, small farms are able to yield large harvests. Another advantage of Continue reading...