ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights some of the biotechnological methods such as fermentation, hybridization, domestication of crops and animals, protein, and recombinant DNA (rDNA) biotechnologies. It lays the foundation for an ethical reflection and the need for regulating some of the innovations and the processes of biotechnology. The chapter offers a reflection on the nature of science and how bioethics emerged. While scientists generally adhere to certain ethics and codes of conducts, the genre of biotechnology has provided a unique set of challenges. This is evidenced in the emergence of federal and international ethical documents that has played a significant role in shaping bioethics and the regulation of biotechnology. The scope, the nature of science, and biotechnology continue to be at the fulcrum of the advancements of humans transcending almost every facet and epoch of civilization. Scientific inquiries continue to generate copious amount of knowledge and discoveries even at its rudimentary levels.
