Concepts of Genetics 11th Edition by William Klug,Michael Cummings,Charlotte Spencer,Michael Palladino

Exercise 18

The BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) meeting held in Philadelphia in June 2005 brought together worldwide leaders from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Concurrently, BioDemocracy 2005, a group composed of people seeking to highlight hazards from widespread applications of biotechnology, also met in Philadelphia. The benefits of biotechnology are outlined in your text. Predict some of the risks that were no doubt discussed at the BioDemocracy meeting