Frequently Asked Questions

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	What is biotechnology?
	What are the potential benefits of modern biotechnology?
	What is genetic engineering?
	What is a GMO?
	What does Genomics mean?
	What does Proteomics mean?

What is Genomics?

	What is the expected influence of genomics on medicine?
	What are stem cells?
	What is genetic diagnosis?
	What is cell therapy?
	What is cloning?
	What is reproductive cloning?
	What is therapeutic cloning?
	What does xenotransplantation mean?
	What is personalized/individualized medicine?
	What are the concerns posed by personal data generated by modern medicine?
	How does current medicine benefit from biotechnology/gene technology?

Ethic & Society

	What are the ethical issues concerning biotechnology?
	Is it not unnatural to modify living creatures genetically?
	What are the consequences of genetic engineering and genomics for society?
	How is biotechnology perceived by the public?

Agriculture & Food

	Who is interested in producing transgenic plants?
	How are transgenic plants developed?
	What are the advantages of genetically modified plants?
	What are the risks when genetically modified plants cross-pollinate with wild plants?
	Can genetically modified plants or the food products made from them cause health problems?
	Could genetically modified plants throw the eco-system off-balance?
	Are biotechnologically produced agents such as vitamins as healthy as ones that are produced conventionally?
	What is the difference between biofarming and biological agriculture?
	What are the effects of transgenic crops on conventional and organic farming?
	How is genetically modified food labelling regulated?
	What are the concerns regarding the application of modern biotechnology to agriculture, feed and food?

	What kind of industry is biotechnology?
	What are the advantages of biocatalytic processes?
	What is White Biotechnology?

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