Monday, December 31, 2007

Biotechnology Courses in India

What is Biotechnology?

Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. Biotechnology also means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. It is basically the manipulation of organisms to do practical things and to provide useful products.Biotechnology deals with the directed usage of organisms for the manufacture of organic products like beer and milk products.

Biotechnology is also used to recycle, treat waste, clean up sites contaminated by industrial activities. In a nutshell, biotechnology is the application of existing scientific methods and techniques aimed at improving the biological systems which include micro-organisms, plants and animals. Biotechnology plays a major role in serving mankind by contributing to industries like agriculture, animal husbandry, health care…

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