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Biotechnology Is The Use of Living Systems and Organisms To Develop or

Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to develop products and processes. It involves techniques such as genetics, immunology, and recombinant gene techniques. Biotechnology has been used for thousands of years in agriculture, food production, and medicine, but has expanded greatly in recent decades due to advances in various sciences. Modern biotechnology provides treatments for diseases, reduces environmental impacts, increases food supply, and leads to cleaner industrial processes through the application of cellular and biomolecular processes.

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Biotechnology Is The Use of Living Systems and Organisms To Develop or

Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to develop products and processes. It involves techniques such as genetics, immunology, and recombinant gene techniques. Biotechnology has been used for thousands of years in agriculture, food production, and medicine, but has expanded greatly in recent decades due to advances in various sciences. Modern biotechnology provides treatments for diseases, reduces environmental impacts, increases food supply, and leads to cleaner industrial processes through the application of cellular and biomolecular processes.

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Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or

make products, or "any technological application that uses biological


systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products
or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2).
[1]
Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the
(related) fields of bioengineering,biomedical engineering, etc.
For thousands of years, humankind has used biotechnology
in agriculture, food production, and medicine.[2] The term is largely believed
to have been coined in 1919 by Hungarian engineer Kroly Ereky. In the late
20th and early 21st century, biotechnology has expanded to include new and
diverse sciences such as genomics, recombinant gene techniques,
applied immunology, and development ofpharmaceutical therapies
and diagnostic tests.[2]

At its simplest, biotechnology is technology based on biology biotechnology harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop
technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our
planet. We have used the biological processes of microorganisms for more
than 6,000 years to make useful food products, such as bread and cheese,
and to preserve dairy products.
Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to
combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint,
feed the hungry, use less 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 North America to test and refine technologies to produce
biofuels and chemicals from renewable biomass, which can help reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.

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