Biotechnologys Quandary

Thursday February 17 Biotechnology's quandary. Agriculture has defined culture from the dawn of time. Through the selective breeding of plants and animals, humans have been assured survival. For many, biotechnology is merely another step in the great progression of agricultures' ability to feed the masses through increased yields and impervious crops. Through genetic advancements scientists have developed miracle crops like "golden Rice" that could prevent millions of cases of childhood blindness each year in countries with rice based diets lacking sufficient vitamin A. With every action ,there exists a consequence. While I feel the benefits from plant biotechnology outweigh the risk, who draws the line? Ironically this commentary is produced one week after the license to extract stem cells from cloned human embryos had been granted to the scientist that cloned Dolly the sheep. This recent genetic "advancement" heralded throughout scientific community demands the capacity of man to ethically handle this technology without destroying the integrity of creation. I would question if man is morally up to that challenge? I'm Susan Allen and this has been Food Forethought.