Biotechnology and Applications of Biotechnology
                     Biotechnology and 
Applications of 
Biotechnology
INTRODUCTION
Biotechnology is not a new discipline, but it is advancing 
by leaps and bounds and it has more and more 
applications in our day-to-day lives: from pharmaceutical 
development to food production and the treatment of 
polluting waste.
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WHAT IS 
BIOTECHNOLOG
Y?
Biotechnology uses living cells to develop or manipulate 
products for specific purposes, such as genetically 
modified foods. 
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APPLICATIONS OF 
BIOTECHNOLOGY
”
Medicine
The development of insulin, the growth hormone, 
molecular identity and diagnostics, gene therapies and 
vaccines such as hepatitis B are some of the milestones 
of biotechnology and its alliance with genetic 
engineering.
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Industry
The revolution of the new smart materials hand-in-hand 
with biotechnology has only just begun. Soon we could 
have self-healing concrete, plants that change colour 
when they detect an explosive, clothing and footwear 
made with synthetic spider web, etc.
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Food
In addition to the genetically modified foods mentioned 
above, thanks to biotechnology products such as WEMA 
have been created, a type of crop resistant to droughts 
and certain insects that may prove essential in fighting 
hunger in Africa.
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 Environment
Through bioremediation processes, very useful for 
ecological recovery, the catabolic properties of 
microorganisms, fungi, plants and enzymes are used to 
restore contaminated ecosystems.
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Agriculture
Scientists have utilized genetic engineering to develop crops 
that are known as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). 
In this technology, scientists develop a new crop by 
incorporating genes that code for important characteristics 
such as tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress, for example, 
resistance to drought, flood, pest and pathogen, and 
herbicides.
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Space
Biotechnology has made tremendous contributions to 
space travel. It has enabled improved air and water 
quality.
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