Turn: Biotech promotes disease
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 20 Ronit Langer, 11-20-2020, "The Blessing and Curse of Biotechnology: A Primer on Biosafety and Biosecurity", No Publication, https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2020/11/the-blessing-and-curse-of-biotechnology-a-primer-on-biosafety-and-biosecurity?lang=en PatHansen [MSDI-JE-wk1]
The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the possible benefits and potential pitfalls of biotechnology research. Although such research can be used to produce medical countermeasures to fight diseases and develop healthier crops and livestock, it can also be deployed to produce biological weapons. Even though the current pandemic, as argued by most , is believed to have originated from natural sources, the origin of this particular pandemic does not rule out the possibility that other future infections could emerge from laboratories.