BIOTECHNOLOGY & ETHICS

We live in a place where we consider technology as the basic need of livelihood but we barely realize the fact that improving technology is somehow destroying lives, mother earth, the biological cycle and ourselves. We ignore the darker side of technology. We, humans, are at the top of the food chain and thus it is somehow our responsibility to look after the fact that the living thing does not get destroyed because of our actions and benefits.

Biotechnology: when you will google the term biotechnology you will get to see this “Biotechnology is the broad area of biology, involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products." We the civilized animals use other animals and plants for our benefits and now this use is turning into a business. Every single day thousands of innocent animals are tested and modified according to our needs. And not just animals, plants are also being modified. You must be thinking about how are they being modified. So let me make it easy for you, the DNA of such animals and plants are manipulated. The DNA which is useless for us is cut and joined by the DNA which we need no matter that DNA is of the same organism or not. 

How will you feel when you will get to know that the tomatoes you are eating are not the ones that mother earth has given us? The seeds of tomatoes in the market are none other Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) they are modified so that they can stay fresh for a long time. And not just tomatoes maximum of the vegetables and fruits are modified.

Yes, it is beneficial for mankind but changing the natural thing? Is it right? Is it ethical to make others suffer?

Maximum of the cosmetics are tested on rabbit’s skin; several injections on mice, dogs, pigs, etc; medicines on the monkey. Ever thought about them? The innocent animals, those who can’t even speak that it’s hurting. What will you do of that makeup that stole innocent animal's skin?

The picture you can see above is a Genetically Modified Pig they call it a Human Pig. And it is used as a product for organ transplantation in humans. It is made by inserting human DNA into the DNA of a pig and thus it gives humanistic features like fingers, legs, forehead and many more. Organs like the liver are transplanted so that a human can survive but we have no idea how many animal lives were taken away during this process. It is just one example there are many more examples of GMOs and animal product testing.

Yes, we use biotechnology, all of us do. But the technology which will cost a living thing’s life, stealing everything from an organism who can’t even speak. So all of us need to stop making it a business and make it a better place for not just humans but animals and plants.

Rather than focusing on rights and freedoms, wisdom is needed to articulate our responsibilities towards nature and others, including future generations. The power and potential of biotechnology demands caution to ensure ethical progress. Changes are necessary because new technology can have a more profound impact on the world; because of limitations with a rights-based approach to ethics; because of the importance and difficulties of predicting consequences; and because biotechnology now manipulates humans themselves.