Aquaculture and Biotechnology As Methods Essay

Two of the
greatest threats to sustenance in India are drought and pestilence, both of
which account for the widespread failure of many crops to reach harvest.
The bollworm that ravages cotton crops in India accounted, in 2003, for the
destruction of more than 50% of the nations' cotton harvest. (Yang, 1)
However, during this same year, a breed of cotton was engineered for
resistance against the bollworm "with a gene from the insecticidal
bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)." (Yang, 1) The results would be a
dramatic success in yielded greater crop harvest with no reported negative
health outcomes. Naturally, this is still an area which does require far greater scientific research before we can fully dismiss the possibility of its negative impact on environment, ecology and human health. But it does offer some promise to developing nations. Works Cited: Wikipedia. (2009). Aquaculture. Wikimedia, Ltd. Inc. Yang, S. (2003) Genetically modified crops in India produced Greater yields, Reduced Pesticide use. Eureka Alert. Online at .....