Title: Assess implications of biotechnology, including gene therapy, patenting of living tissue, and cloning.
Course: Biotechnology Foundations in Technology Education (21999) > Section: Examining Social Aspects and Ethics of Biotechnology

Assessment should include

- historical effects (e.g., animal husbandry, seed modification)
- current effects (e.g., gene therapy, patenting of living tissue, cloning)
- positive and negative effects.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How has society benefited from biotechnology?
- How has biotechnology been affected by society?
- What is gene therapy meant to do?
- What is cloning?
- How and why are patents given to living tissue products and gene products?