Question

How does the use of animals in biotechnology raise bioethical concerns?

Options

• Bioethics prohibits all animal use in medical research

• Animals used for producing pharmaceutical proteins may be treated like biological factories, causing pain and suffering

• Animals cannot be ethically involved in any scientific study

• Animals in biotechnology always benefit from genetic modification

Answer 1

A major bioethical concern is that use of animals in biotechnology may cause pain and suffering, and animals used for producing pharmaceutical proteins may be treated like biological factories without proper consideration of their welfare. This raises moral questions about the treatment of sentient beings in biotechnology.