2. Let us break it down:
› Bio - alive or living
› Technology - the application of science to
achieve industrial or commercial objectives
So basically, we’re talking about using
living materials for a commercial or
industrial purpose
› Taking living cells and putting them to work
for us!!!
3. Today, biotechnology is used in three
main ways:
› Directly using cells
Placing yeast into a bioreactor to ferment
grapes
› Using the proteins/enzymes made by cells
Isolating antibiotics from bacteria for use in
human medicine
› Using the genetic material inside of cell
DNA fingerprinting
4.
5. Bio-Nanotechnology
Food, Beverage, and Feed Processing
Agricultural sciences and Agronomics
Bioremediation
Cosmeceuticals
Biomass and Biorefineries
Bioenergy and Biofuels
Automotive