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Nowadays, we are being constantly fed with the prophecy that biotechnology is the next revolutionary "wave" replacing information technology, which had changed the way we lived in the past 50 years. The past decade has seen scientists making significant breakthroughs in this field to initiate the current biotechnological hype. Scientists from all around the world are working desperately at sub-atomic level to uncover yet another mysteries unknown to man, to date. One defining achievement was the …

…of unfavorable and possibly dangerous traits into microorganisms that were previously free of them--e.g., resistance to antibiotics, production of toxins, or a tendency to cause disease. Advancements in biotechnology have led to the thought that biotechnology has the capability to improve health care, improve agriculture, and improve our quality of life...then why remain indifferent towards it?? Genetic engineering has already set some high standards and has the potential to accomplish much more. (Words: 832)