For this assignment, you will write a 500-word expository essay on the topic of technology, history, and society.

 For this assignment, you will write a 500-word expository essay on the topic of technology, history, and society. Your essay should have a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose. In addition, your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Following are the content requirements of the essay:

• Select one of the following emerging technologies: nanotechnology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and robotics.

  • Describe the emerging technology.

  • What problem was this emerging technology addressing?

• What were the political effects of this emerging technology?

  • Describe at least one positive political outcome.

  • Describe at least one negative political outcome.

• What were the social effects of this emerging technology?

  • Describe at least one positive social outcome.

  • Describe at least one negative social outcome.

• What were the economic effects of this emerging technology?

  • Describe at least one positive economic outcome.

  • Describe at least one negative economic outcome.

• Overall, do you believe the tradeoffs of your example were worth it for society? Why or why not?

Your paper should also meet the following requirements:

• APA format.

  • Title page

  • Introduction

  • APA citations

  • Double-spaced sentences

  • 12-point Times New Roman font

  • Conclusion

• Reference page

  • Three sources minimum (including the class text)

• Standard English grammar conventions

  • Correct grammar

  • Correct punctuation and spelling

  • Logical, well-ordered sentences

Solution 

Title: The Positive And Negative Effects Of Biotechnology On Society: Evaluation Of Its Political, Societal And Economic Impact.

Table of Contents

	Page
Introduction	4
Description of Biotechnology	4
Purpose	4
Assumption	4
Political effects	5
Social effects	5
Economic effects	5
Are the tradeoffs worth it for society	6
Conclusion	6
References	7

Introduction

Biotechnology is an emerging technology that is addressing societal challenges. Food supplies, energy, illnesses, health care, and environmental issues are just a few examples. On the one side, biotechnology provides benefits, including the use of genetically engineered organisms to produce food that is resistant to adverse environmental conditions (NASRM et al., 2017a). On the other side, some people have concerns regarding genes that release chemicals that are detrimental to individuals and the environment (NASRM et al., 2017b).

Description
Biotechnology is an applied science that includes the use of living creatures and bio-processes to create or change items used in industry, agriculture, and medicine, such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals (Adeogun, 2018).

Purpose

The essay will examine the benefits and drawbacks of biotechnology, as well as whether the compromises are worthwhile.

Assumption
Although biotechnology has the potential to improve the quality of life for humans and the environment, it also has the potential to endanger human health, and all of this may be assessed in terms of its political, social, and economic influence on society.

Political Effects

Positive

Biotechnology can be favorable for a political environment when implementing policies that boost agricultural productivity for the populace. This enables genetically engineered organisms to be consumed while developing resistance to plant diseases (fungi, bacteria, viruses), animal pests (insects, mites, nematodes) (Giudice et at, 2021), and environmental fluctuations.

Negative

Governments must regulate firms using biotechnology since the cost of pharmaceutical manufactured products can rise to the point where some patients cannot afford to pay for their medication (Busfield, 2020).

Social Effects

Positive

Biotechnology enables the production and consumption of meals with fewer constraints by expanding the availability of previously inaccessible foods in a larger diversity (Qaim,2020). Furthermore, the food produced is more nutritious, and better for the environment.

Negative

It is possible for biotechnology to result in the production of toxic chemicals, as well as the employment of a biological agent that may spread illness and contamination.

Economic effects

Positive

Biotechnology has the potential to save the economy money on food production by generating more efficient and productive crops that can be cultivated in places that are less favorable for food production (Helliwell & Burton, 2021).

Negative

When using biotechnology, farmers require fewer workers to harvest crops as a result, fewer individuals are employed in the agriculture industry, raising the unemployment rate (Sparrow & Howard, 2021).

Are the tradeoffs worth it?

Increased food production, diversity, fewer illnesses, and cheaper costs of manufacturing food and other health goods using biotechnology make the tradeoffs desirable in society, despite the high cost of pharmaceutical drugs, a few hazardous chemicals, and loss of jobs. This is because the positive effects outweigh the negatives, and additional investments may be made to improve the production of food and other health items at a reduced cost for availability and affordability.

Conclusion

Biotechnology can be analyzed in terms of political, societal, and economical effects. The positive effects outweigh the negative effects and therefore the trade-offs are worth it in society.

References

Adeogun, B. K. (2018). Biotechnology and its applications: A review. Appl. Res. J. Biotechnol, 1(2), 1-4. https://skies.education/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/Biotechnology-and-Its-Applications-A-Review-se-j-arjb-2018.0101001.pdf

Busfield, J. (2020). Documenting the financialisation of the pharmaceutical industry. Social Science & Medicine, 258, 113096. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620303154

Giudice, G., Moffa, L., Varotto, S., Cardone, M. F., Bergamini, C., De Lorenzis, G., ... & Chitarra, W. (2021). Novel and emerging biotechnological crop protection approaches. Plant Biotechnology Journal. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pbi.13605

Helliwell, R., & Burton, R. J. (2021). The promised land? Exploring the future visions and narrative silences of cellular agriculture in news and industry media. Journal of Rural Studies, 84, 180-191. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016721001029

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Studies, D. O. E. A. L., Resources, B. O. A. A. N., & Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects. (2017a). Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects (Illustrated ed.). National Academies Press. p. 65

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Studies, D. O. E. A. L., Resources, B. O. A. A. N., & Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects. (2017b). Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects (Illustrated ed.). National Academies Press. p. 97

Sparrow, R., & Howard, M. (2021). Robots in agriculture: prospects, impacts, ethics, and policy. precision agriculture, 22(3), 818-833. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11119-020-09757-9

Qaim, M. (2020). Role of new plant breeding technologies for food security and sustainable agricultural development. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 42(2), 129-150. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aepp.13044