BIOTECHNOLOGY

Additional Info
● Importance
The use of biotechnology in medicine is known as
medicinal biotechnology. These technological
processes have made an immense impact in the area of
healthcare by enabling mass production of safe and
more effective therapeutic drugs. At present, about
30 recombinant therapeutics have been approved for
human use all over the world. The main applications
of biotechnology in medicine are genetically
engineered insulin, production of vaccines through
genetic engineering, gene therapy and molecular
diagnosis.
● Advantages
1. With the use of medicinal Biotechnology,we
are able to use biological systems to research
and produce pharmaceutical and diagnosing
products to treat or prevent diseases.

2.By using modern medicinal Biotechnology,we can

make it possible to increase the average human
lifespan and help those with illnesses live
longer.

3.Modern biotechnology can be used to manufacture

drugs more easily and cheaply, as they can be
produced in larger quantities from existing
genetic sources.
● Disadvantages
1.Costs – Quite Expensive
- Biotechnology is very costly in the world of
medicine and it can be very tricky to balance
out the benefits and costs of biotechnology.
2.Risk to Human Life in Clinical Trials
- A huge risk of medical biotechnology is its
impact during clinical trials. Because it’s such
new tech, people can and have gotten hurt—and
even died—during trials of the technology.

3.Privacy Concerns
- Privacy is an ongoing issue in our technology
world, but reading someone’s DNA seems to be a
giant privacy breach.