Biotechnology and Its Applications

Question

Explain the social, economical and environmental advantage of genetic engineering techniques.

Answer

Advantage of genetic engineering techniques are:

1.Social - Since the transgenic crops show high productivity and nutitional value it can solve social issues like hunger and poor nutrition.

2. Economic- The transgenic crops have a high yield  and vaccines produced by genetic engineering can prove economical and highly useful.

3. Environmental - Genetically engineered microbes are used to clear oil spills and also increase the fertility of soil.

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