Debate may include
- historical effects (e.g., animal husbandry, seed modification)
- current effects (e.g., gene therapy, patenting of living tissue, intellectual property, cloning, CRISPR)
- ethical considerations.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How has society benefited from biotechnology?
- How has biotechnology been affected by society?
- What is gene therapy meant to do?
- What is cloning?
- How and why are patents given for living tissue products and gene products?