مهندسی ژنتیک در محصولات غذایی و دارویی: فواید، نگرانیها و ملاحظات اخلاقی
- Zahedipour, Fatemeh
- Hosseini, Seyede Atefe
- Jalili, Amin
DOIAbstract
Background and Aim: In order to sustain the world’s growing population, the production of food must be more than 70% of what it is produced today. A remarkable and stable solution for the eradication of hunger is using genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetic modifications have contributed to larger yields in agriculture and livestock as well as the development of new biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and proteins. Despite the large benefits that genetic engineering and GMOs can bring for us, they may produce some hazards and concerns in certain areas. Moreover, considering the products to be new and also vast changes that they can make in economical, social, health, and safety matters, ethical issues plays an important role in the applica...