Destruction of native species in the environment the genetically modified species are introduced in.
Resilient plants can theoretically give rise to resilient weeds which can be difficult to control.
Cross contamination and migration of proprietary DNA between organisms.
Recombinant DNA technology has also proven important to the production of vaccines and protein therapies such as human insulin, interferon and human growth hormone. It is also used to produce clotting factors for treating haemophilia and in the development of gene therapy.
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Limitations of Recombinant DNA technology.
Recombinant DNA technology has also proven important to the production of vaccines and protein therapies such as human insulin, interferon and human growth hormone. It is also used to produce clotting factors for treating haemophilia and in the development of gene therapy.