NOVEL BIOTECHNOLOGY APPROACHES FOR HUMAN FOOD

Iorgulescu Raluca I. and John M. Polimeni
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Iorgulescu Raluca I.: INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC FORECASTING, ROMANIAN ACADEMY, ROMANIA
John M. Polimeni: ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES, USA

Annals - Economy Series, 2025, vol. 4, 6-13

Abstract: The bioeconomy of the future promoted by the European Commission and OECD relies on new technologies, among them, modern biotechnologies (such as synthetic biology, nanobiotechnology or cellular agriculture) highly dependent on artificial intelligence. The fast advancement of artificial intelligence requires the examining of the potential impact of modern approaches used to obtain human food. Proponents argue that these technologies are needed to increase food production, while reducing the environmental impact of the agricultural sector. Opponents argue that these modern biotechnology-related approaches will have unintended consequences, such as impacts on human health and unforeseen environmental health issues. They also bring forth the negative or even destructive impact on traditional farming systems, increasing global inequity at both individual and national levels. The speed at which modern agro-food biotechnologies advance is dangerously outpacing the institutional control reaction. There are deep concerns that fully appropriate national and internationally-agreed control structures for those technologies (especially at the nano-level) are missing or not fully functional. This paper offers a synopsis of the research done on the use of modern biotechnology for producing and processing human food.

Keywords: modern biotechnology; biological engineering; human food; agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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