According to many case studies, students percpective on

biotechnology varies depending on the amount of knowledge they have

about it. Some studie are:
A study examined university students knowledge of and attitudes (n =
378) toward biotechnology in Slovakia, a conservative country where the
distribution of genetically engineered products are banned by law. They
found a significant positive correlation between attitudes and the level of
knowledge; however, although students enrolled in biology courses have
better knowledge of biotechnology, their attitudes toward genetic
engineering were similar than those of students who do not study biology.
Overall, Slovakian students have poor knowledge and numerous
misunderstandings about what genetic engineering means, which suggests
that science curriculum with respect to this topic should be greatly re
evaluated and teaching strategies should be improved accordingly.
( International Journal of Science Education, University of Trnava , Slovakia)
Another study is about an Australian biotechnology degree
programme as a case study, 69 undergraduates from all three years of the
programme were administered a questionnaire that asked them to rank the
importance of 12 components of a biotechnology curriculum, including two
science communication items. The results were compared to the responses
of 274 students enrolled in other science programmes. Additional questions
were provided to the second year biotechnology undergraduates and semi
structured interviews were undertaken with 13 of these students to further
examine their views of this area. The results of this study suggest that the
biotechnology students surveyed do not value communication with non
scientists nor science communication training. The implications of these
findings for the reform of undergraduate biotechnology courses yet to
integrate science communication training into their science curriculum are
discussed.( International Journal of Science Education, Department of
Education , Murdoch University , Murdoch, Australia)
As for my perspective as a student about biotechnology, I am
totally on the side of biotechnology since not only it helps our
country to prosper but it also broadens our field of knowledge that
may lead to greater discoveries, inventions and developments. But
the main problem as to why many still oppose on the idea of
biotechnology is because the understanding on the biotechnology
process is still superficial and the attitudes toward shopping
genetically modified products are therefore negative. This leads to
the conclusion that programs on teaching about biotechnology
should be implemented or teaching strategies should be improved
to have a more informed and supportive public.