Q.Although biotechnology promotes human welfare, it can also be misused to increase human suffering. Comment on the statement by giving three points. OR Genetically Modified plants have been useful in many ways. Give suitable reasons.

GEAC is India's official regulatory body responsible for evaluating and approving the safety of genetically modified organisms before their release.

GEAC (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee), functioning under India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is the statutory regulatory body responsible for the appraisal of activities involving the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their products, including approval for large-scale field trials and commercial release/environmenta …

The GEAC (Genetic Engineering Approval/Appraisal Committee) takes such decisions in India.

Concept: Because genetic modification can raise biosafety, ethical and biopiracy concerns, governments regulate genetic engineering through statutory bodies. …

The GEAC (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee) is indeed the Indian body that evaluates GM research, so Assertion (A) is true. However, the Reason (R) is false — genetic modification can have significant ecological effects when GM organisms are released into the environment. Therefore, the correct choice is (C).

GEAC (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee) is the Indian body that judges the validity of GM research and the safety of introducing GM organisms.

Because genetic modification can have unpredictable effects, the Indian Government set up the GEAC (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee). It examines the scientific validity of GM research proposals and decides whether it is safe to introduce genetically modified organisms for public services and into the environment. The Depa …

GEAC (Genetic Engineering Approval Committee) is India's regulatory authority for approving GM research and products.

GEAC stands for the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, a statutory body constituted under India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (under the Environment Protection Act, 1986). It is the apex regulatory body responsible for reviewing and approving proposals related to the release of genetically modified (GM) organisms and products into the environment, including large-scale field trials and the enviro …

Patents are granted for inventions, giving the inventor exclusive rights for a fixed period.

A patent is an intellectual-property right granted by a government to an inventor, giving exclusive rights to make, use and sell a new product or process for a limited time. To be patentable, the subject must be an invention - novel, involving an inventive step, and industrially useful. A mere discovery of something already existing in nature is not patentable …

Biopiracy = the unauthorised commercial use of a nation's or community's bio-resources and traditional knowledge, without permission or fair benefit-sharing.

Concept

Developing countries such as India are rich in biodiversity and traditional knowledge about the uses of plants, animals and microbes. Biopiracy occurs when companies or research groups patent and profit from these resources without the consent of, or compensation to, the country or community that has conserved and used them for generations.

Examples …