BIOTECHNOLOGY
Biotechnology is a broad discipline in which biological processes, organisms, cells or cellular components are exploited to develop new technologies. New tools and products developed by biotechnologists are useful in research, agriculture, industry and the clinic.
Biotechnology is technology based on biology – biotechnology harnesses cellular and Biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve lives of human and the health of our planet.
Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, useless and cleaner energy, and have safer, cleaner and more efficient industrial manufacturing processes.
Currently, there are more than 250 biotechnology health care products and vaccines available to patients, many for previously untreatable diseases. More than 18 million farmers around the world use agricultural biotechnology to increase yields, prevent damage from insects and pests and reduce farming’s impact on the environment. And more than 50 biorefineries are being built across the world especially in North America to test and refine technologies to produce biofuels and chemicals from renewable biomass, which can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Biotechnology is an emerging scientific field enhances career opportunities in different branches like Agriculture biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental sciences, Marine Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Dairy Biotechnology, Plant biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Forensic Science etc.
Mrs.Leena J Patel.
Head Of the Department (Biotechnology)
Dr.Indudayal Meshri college Of science and Technolgy,
Patan