Rarely has a technolog emerged that captured sa many polarized admirers and detractors as has biotechnology. This polarization involves issues in international trade, consumer acceptance, health and, food safety concerns, ethics," culture, environmental issues, intellectual property rights> and concerns in its applications in developing countries. There are concerns partly because the pace of development has been rapid and there has been little time to examine the implications of advances in biotechnology. After all, biotechnology is a product of the biology revolution atf the 1900s. Here are a few brief comments with website references to more extensive information,
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