Introduction
1998 has been the year of the GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) debate. The destruction of a GMO maize rate in Wiltshire, lest it contaminate a neighboring organic crop, concerns nigh the safety of transgenic potatoes which had been modified to improve pest resistance and the substance of data from trials carried out at The Rowett Research Institute, are unless the latest in a year full of much(prenominal)(prenominal) events. Although most people are, by now, aware of the existence of GMOs, this is oftentimes coupled with difficulty in obtaining clear discipline on the basic issues involved, and a clear statement of the concerns felt by those involved in actions against GMO crops. This brief note, from SAC, which is involved in GMO question but also in research on a range of agricultural technologies including organic farming attempts to provide information on the basics of genetic engineering and some of the expose issues involved.
New Technology
All technological developments sop up a societal context. They are introduced to check needs or open new opportunities within society and in turn modify the life of that society in some way. It is a matter of some debate as to how far these are truly shared as national needs given that most technology emerges from scientific discoveries.
Since acquirement is becoming more specialised and complex, and thus more contradictory from the majority of the population, society is now frequently surprised by discovery and finds it hard to judge their probable impact upon individuals or the broader implications of developments. At the level of the individual, some technological developments may have little noticeable result but others are more pervasive in their effect. Genetic engineering appears to be such a technology, both because of the scale and impact of its probable effects, and because exploitation the ability...
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