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rachel's class is debating the impact of biotechnology on people, society, and the environment. Give one example of how biotechnology can have a positive impact. give one example of how biotechnology can have a negative impact.

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biotechnology is the use of living organisms through modification to make products of technological or industrial significance.
positively, biotechnology can be used in manufacture of medicine and also synthetic forms of various hormones for use in the health and medical field.
negatively biotechnology may be manipulated for use in wars as biological warfare that can lead to loss of lives and environmental degradation
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