What are the ethical issues with the following? : (a) GM foods (b) Animal cloning

Concerns have been raised about the potential effects of genetically modified foods (GM) on the market, including the possibility that larger, better fruits and vegetables will result from GM crops, that "franken-foods" are dangerously chemically loaded, that "tube food" may contain artificial coloring or other addictive chemicals, and that it is immoral or unnatural to manipulate plants in order to satisfy high standards or meet aesthetic requirements.

People believe that cloning is unnatural, that the meat that is produced from livestock may be faulty or of low quality, and that the treatment of cloned livestock may be inhumane—either in the process of copying living things, which may result in a deformed creature, or in the handling of these animals, whose value is diminished by their disposable nature.

Both ethical objections are rooted in mistrust of the sources of our products, fears of technology being misused, and the belief that nature has a better way of doing things that we are going against. These are not scientific arguments—after all, we have been genetically modifying food for centuries—but it is still important to address and investigate people's concerns.

(a) Ethical issues with GM foods include concerns about potential health risks, environmental impacts, and socioeconomic consequences, as well as issues related to food safety, labeling, and consumer choice.

(b) Ethical issues with animal cloning include concerns about animal welfare, potential suffering of cloned animals, genetic diversity, and the moral implications of manipulating animal genomes for human purposes. Additionally, there are ethical considerations regarding the use of cloned animals in agriculture, research, and other industries.