social

• • Social implications are impacts or effects of biotechnology on humans
• • Insulin. The human insulin gene is inserted into a bacterium to produce large quantities of insulin. Used to treat type 1 diabetes 
• • Golden rice: genetically modified to produce beta carotene, which the human body converts into vitamin a. Helps to reduce global vitamin A deficiency countries
• • Gmos: distrust of genetically modified crops as people believe they are unnatural or have potential health consequences like an allergic reaction or organic damage