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Saturday, February 27, 2021

5. Biotechnology and its applications

 Biotechnology has a wide range application such as biopharmaceuticals, therapeutics, diagnostics, genetically modified crops for agriculture, processed food, bioremediation, waste treatment and energy production. Biotechnology has 3 critical research areas: a.    Providing the best catalyst in the form of improved organism usually a microbe or pure enzyme. b.    Creating optimal conditions through engineering for a catalyst to act. c.    Downstream processing technologies to purify the protein/organic...

Superb Learning Destination 4. Biotechnology: Principles & Processes

 Biotechnology deals with techniques of using live organisms or their enzymes for products and processes useful to humans. The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) defines Biotechnology as ‘the integration of natural science and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and services’. Biotechnology deals with: -    Microbe-mediated processes (making curd, bread, wine etc). -    In vitro fertilisation (‘test-tube’ baby programme) -    Synthesis and using...