Biological Sciences
Biotechnology
Biotechnology involves the use of biological systems, organisms, or derivatives to develop products and technologies that benefit society. It encompasses a wide range of applications, including genetic engineering, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and environmental management. By harnessing the power of living organisms, biotechnology has the potential to address various challenges and improve human well-being.
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eBook - PDF- John E. Smith(Author)
- 2004(Publication Date)
- Cambridge University Press(Publisher)
Biotechnology will increasingly affect the efficiency of all fields involving the life sciences and it is now realistically accepted that, by the early twenty-first century, it will be contributing many trillions of pounds to world markets. In the following chapters, Biotechnology will be shown to cover a multitude of different applications, ranging from the very simple and traditional, such as the production of beers, wines and cheeses, to highly complex molecular processes such as the use of recombinant DNA technologies to yield new drugs or to introduce new traits into commercial crops and animals. The association of old traditional industries such as brewing with modern genetic engineering is gaining in momentum and it is not for nothing that industrial giants such as Guinness, Carlsberg and Bass are heavily involved in Biotechnology research. Biotechnology is developing at a phenomenal pace and will increasingly be 1.2 What is Biotechnology? 3 Table 1.1. Some selected definitions of Biotechnology The application of biological organisms, systems or processes to manufacturing and service industries. The integrated use of biochemistry, microbiology and engineering sciences in order to achieve technological (industrial) application capabilities of microorganisms, cultured tissue cells and parts thereof. A technology using biological phenomena for copying and manufacturing various kinds of useful substances. The application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents to provide goods and services. The science of the production processes based on the action of microorganisms and their active components and of production processes involving the use of cells and tissues from higher organisms. Medical technology, agriculture and traditional crop breeding are not generally regarded as Biotechnology. Really no more than a name given to a set of techniques and processes.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- College Publishing House(Publisher)
____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ Chapter- 1 Biotechnology Insulin crystals. Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use similar term includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of ____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, biorobotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- College Publishing House(Publisher)
____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ Chapter 5 Biotechnology Insulin crystals Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. In other term Application of scientific and technical advances in life science to develop commercial products is Biotechnology. ____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, biorobotics).
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- Research World(Publisher)
________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ Chapter- 1 Biotechnology Insulin crystals. Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many ________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, biorobotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- The English Press(Publisher)
________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ Chapter- 1 Biotechnology Insulin crystals. Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use similar term includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for mo-difying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bio-engineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or de-rivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many ins-tances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology ________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, biorobotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as molecular eco-logy) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through bio-technology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- Academic Studio(Publisher)
____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ Chapter- 1 Biotechnology Insulin crystals Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, biorobotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as ____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- Orange Apple(Publisher)
________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ Chapter- 7 Biotechnology Insulin crystals Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, bioro- ________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ botics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- Orange Apple(Publisher)
________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ Chapter- 1 Biotechnology Insulin crystals Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, ________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ biorobotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- Library Press(Publisher)
________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ Chapter- 3 Biotechnology Insulin crystals Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to dome-stication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, bio-robotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as ________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
eBook - PDF- Khushboo Chaudhary(Author)
- 2023(Publication Date)
- Delve Publishing(Publisher)
Biotechnology CHAPTER9 1. Biotechnology, BASIC CONCEPTS AND HISTORY OF Biotechnology AND DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF Biotechnology Introduction The Biotechnology term was coined in 1917 by a Hungarian Engineer, Karl Ereky, to describe a process for the large-scale production of pigs. According to him all types of work are Biotechnology by which products are produced from raw materials using living organisms. During the end of the 20 th -century Biotechnology emerged as a new discipline of biology integrating with technology, but the route of Biotechnology from biology. There was no sudden sprout of this discipline, but some of the methods for the production of products were developed centuries back. Therefore, Biotechnology is concerned with the exploitation of biological components for the production of useful products. • Biotechnology is defined by different organizations in different ways. It has been broadly defined as “the development and utilization of biological processes, forms, and systems for obtaining maximum benefits to man and other forms of life”. • Biotechnology is “the science of applied biological process” (Biotechnology A Dutch Perspective, 1981). Following are some Cell Technology 514 of the definitions given by other organizations. • Biotechnology is the “controlled use of biological agents such as microorganisms or cellular components for beneficial use” (U.S. National Science Federation). • The definition was given by OECD “scientific and engineering principles” refer to microbiology, biochemistry, and genetics, etc. • Biological agents: we can call biological agents such as microorganisms, enzymes, plant, and animal cells. The meaning of these three definitions and others given by many organizations are more or less similar.
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- 2014(Publication Date)
- College Publishing House(Publisher)
WT ____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ Chapter- 1 Biotechnology Insulin crystals. Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and improvements to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to Biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly ) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines Biotechnology as: Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biotechnology draws on the pure biological sciences (genetics, microbiology, animal cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology) and in many WT ____________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ____________________ instances is also dependent on knowledge and methods from outside the sphere of biology (chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, information technology, biorobotics). Conversely, modern biological sciences (including even concepts such as molecular ecology) are intimately entwined and dependent on the methods developed through Biotechnology and what is commonly thought of as the life sciences industry.
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