Biotechnology: Definition & Major Applications — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptBiotechnology, as you would have learnt from the previous chapter, essentially deals with industrial scale production of biopharmaceuticals and biologicals using genetically modified microbes, fungi, plants and animals. The applications of biotechnology include therapeutics, diagnostics, genetically modified crops for agriculture, processed food, bioremediation, waste treatment, and energy production. Three critical research areas of biotechnology are:
Consider the following statements regarding biotechnology: 1. Biotechnology deals with industrial-scale production of biopharmaceuticals and biologicals using genetically modified microbes, fungi, plants, and animals. 2. Applications of biotechnology include therapeutics, diagnostics, GM crops, processed food, bioremediation, waste treatment, and energy production. 3. One critical research area of biotechnology is providing the best catalyst in the form of an improved organism or pure enzyme. 4. Engineering methods are not required to create optimal conditions for catalysts to act in biotechnology. 5. Downstream processing technologies are essential to purify proteins or organic compounds.
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