For them as believers in Mother Nature or Gaia, deep ecology is the paradigmatic science of the future whether expressed in biology, medicine, meteorology, immunology, or any other scientific endeavor. Over these same past five years, it appears that a recurring theme among many who favor biotechnology is that the natural world is a world of constant change that has no stable balance, harmony, or rhythm. To many who favor biotechnology, the natural world is not described metaphorically as Mother Nature or Gaia. While for naturalists, nature gives rise to wonder and awe and is beautiful and bountiful, the natural world also produces natural occurrences and natural disasters, such as famine and disease. The natural world is not a pristine world that must be left untouched.
Nature simply is nature.
In this second view of the natural world, human beings using their intelligence and their skills are part of nature. Human activities may cause harm to nature but human activities might also prevent and alleviate natural disasters. Human beings affect the natural world simply by existing but, with proper stewardship and proper ethics, human beings can improve welfare, achieve rights, and do good. Whatever occurs, whether in a field or a test tube, occurs as the result of natural processes, and can, in principle, be explained in terms of natural science. More specifically regarding biotechnology, those who adopt this naturalist view of nature believe that biotechnology is an extension of scientific principles that are well established and long-used in pharmacy, medicine, chemistry, biology, environmental science, and agriculture.