This approach, which has been repeatedly condemned by the scientific community, has discouraged the development of new pest-resistant crops, encouraged greater use of synthetic chemical pesticides, and limited the use of the newest genetic engineering technology mainly to larger developers who can pay the inflated regulatory costs.
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Lewyn Li:I think that genetic engineering like all technology can and probably will unfortunately do both good and evil and something like this will be funded and pursued by somebody somewhere in the world.
Leery of previous moral and ethical debates about whether it is right to manipulate life forms which arose with the advent of cloning, stem-cell technology and genetic engineering some researchers chose neutral terms to describe the experimental cell.
There are widespread misapprehensions about the modern techniques of genetic engineering also known as biotechnology, recombinant DNA technology or genetic modification (GM) which offer plant breeders the tools to make old crop plants do spectacular new things.
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Their campaigns often pinpoint issues that involve a conflict between preserving the natural order of things and changing it either through new technology (such as genetic engineering) or through economic growth (leading, for example, to the increased use of cars).
Most terrifying of all, with the dawn of the era of genetic engineering, even nations with relatively unsophisticated technology bases can acquire toxic viruses that defy ready classification, require complex antidotes if any exist and can penetrate the charcoal filtration systems of the best protective equipment.
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Some of the fringe activist groups opposed to genetic engineering have an anti-science, anti-technology, anti-business agenda, but given the environmental advantages of Roundup-ready seeds it's puzzling that a group like the Sierra Club, one of the co-plaintiffs in the alfalfa and sugar beet litigation, is working so hard to keep the seeds off the market.
Doing that also requires opponents to realize that by demonizing the technology, they've hindered applications of genetic engineering that could save lives and protect the environment.
Greater fertilizer application, improved response to fertilizer, better tractor technology, better tillage practices, old-fashioned genetic selection, and new-fashioned genetic engineering all conspire to raise yields, year after year.
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