Ethical Standards in Biotechnology — NEET Biology
✅ Asked in NEET 2025Assertion (A): Some ethical standards are required to evaluate the morality of scientific human activities that might help or harm living organisms. Reason (R): Genetic Engineering Approval Committee makes decisions regarding the validity of Genetically Modified (GM) research and the safety of introducing GM organisms. Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Some ethical standards are required to evaluate the morality of scientific human activities that might help or harm living organisms. Reason (R): Genetic Engineering Approval Committee makes decisions regarding the validity of Genetically Modified (GM) research and the safety of introducing GM organisms. Choose the correct option:
Answer & NCERT explanation
Correct answer: B — Both A and R are True, but R is not the correct explanation of A
Both statements are true but R doesn't explain A. Statement A correctly states that ethical standards are needed to evaluate scientific activities' morality. Statement R correctly describes GEAC's role in GM research regulation. However, GEAC's regulatory function doesn't explain why ethical standards are needed - they serve different purposes in biotechnology governance.
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The manipulation of living organisms by the human race cannot go on any further, without regulation. Some ethical standards are required to evaluate the morality of all human activities that might help or harm living organisms.
NTA tests whether students understand that biotechnology advances require ethical regulation to protect living organisms from harm. Students often confuse this with just knowing techniques like cloning or GMO production, missing the ethical framework aspect. The key trap is thinking biotechnology is purely scientific—it has moral dimensions. Remember: every biotechnology application (gene therapy, stem cell research, genetic engineering) must be evaluated for morality and safety. This concept appears because NEET emphasizes that scientific knowledge must be responsible knowledge. Even without direct PYQs, expect questions asking why regulation matters or what ethical issues surround specific biotech applications.
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