Biotechnology What is biotechnology? Biotechnology is the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. Biotechnology has four major types of applications. Biotechnology is technology based on biology, it harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet. Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, and use less and cleaner energy, and have safer, cleaner and more efficient industrial manufacturing processes. …show more content…
In my opinion yes there are moral risks. I for one believe in creationism. I for one believe that God created everything down to the DNA of each individual. Although I do feel that creating embryos for genetically manipulating organisms is wrong it leaves me with a few unanswered questions. For instance if God gave us the knowledge to fix diseases, and other things should we? If we could heal cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s by doing this should we do it? If it’s for the betterment of humanity should we go fourth and test away or should we leave creation completely up to him? As I am maturing in my faith, I am also maturing in the knowledge and information that comes from prayer, scripture, and research with every day issues. As I go throughout learning more about biotechnology I will hopefully be able to form a more rounded opinion on my view of the subject. For now I will go fourth and find out more information pertaining to biotechnology and then find where my role within it lyes. I personally think that my role within biotechnology lyes within the church. The churches role with biotechnology is to raise the moral and ethical spiritual questions about