Plant biotechnology.

Agriculture/Food production

Environmental Issues

Technology applications

Medical applications

1) Choose one of the above topics, and describe the basic use of Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology in plants that it uses.

2) Research CURRENT news and information on the topic from at least 3 different sources (cite):

What people or companies are interested in doing research on this topic?

What are they trying to discover or do?

What have they already done with this technology?

Why are they trying to do it/or what is the ultimate goal in the future?

What are the advantages and disadvantages involved?

3) Prepare a short essay or slide show reporting on your findings. At the end, include your thoughts/opinions on what you learned (be objective and support your opinion with facts/evidence).

4) Share your assignment with Dr. Kostenko.