Norman Borlaug: Biotechnology

In his article, Norman Borlaug discuss the advantageous in biotechnology and explain why it is Important to continue and expand the study. The use of biotechnology help foster plant growth and genetically alters the plants to develop certain immunity that’s good for the consumer and also enable them to foster and flourish in other region. The technology alters the way plant fertilizes, reducing water requirements, and also improves the plants itself. In summary, plants could be re-engineered to become better and live longer. One could see the possibility as amazing as it could change our whole entire system to the advantage of mankind, possibility feeding the entire world population. While some people, being skeptical to the idea of changing the ecosystem and genetically changing plant’s structure might strike fundamentalists as going a bit too far. Borlaug also strongly suggested that biotechnology be research under government fund instead of being a private research as it is something that would benefit everyone. I find Borlaug argument to be very convincing, feeding over 8.1 billion people, changing the way we cultivates seems very outstanding.However, I can also sympathize with those who are skeptical about physically genetically altering a plant since consumers would be the one who’s eating it, you’d just never know what could possibly be the consequence.