Thursday, September 30, 2010

Seven Seven Eleven :P

Brief Overview/Summary 
Environmental and Industrial BioBusiness

Interesting Observations and Ideas 
How human is actually the cause of the disappearance of 200 species a day ... Does that really mean we are a bane to Mother Earth? It is true that we should question what gives us the right to do harm to other species and the environment. It is simply because of the fact that we're at the food of the food chain, hence we are given the power to 'dictate' the world? I agree with Prof that it is indeed a great embarrassment when we view human race as one which is only doing harm and no good to Mother Earth and what ever good we're doing is to simply offset the harm that we have caused.

Another interesting point is the MEANING behind colours!
Blue = Marine
White = Industrial
Red = Biomedical
Green = Environment


The many videos which we watched were all rather interesting and very informative! Especially the first video which mentioned that the ultimate aim of using biotechnology us to increase productivity, increase nutritional values, improve socioeconomic needs, decrease environmental footprint. 

Advocacy for FOOD FEED FUEL FIBRE!!!

Key Takeaways 
1. GM vs Organic... Are they really mutually exclusive?
2. Genetic modification can affect religious issues

Issues for Further Discussion
I wish more airtime could be given to discuss what are the BANES of biotechnology. It seems that there are a lot of discussions about what good biotechnology has brought about... but what about the banes?

Personal Ratings
6.5! 


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