Biotechnology

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Biotechnology

• Susan Shields
• CIS 95-2

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What is Biotechnology?

• Originated in 8000 B.C.E.
• Biology Technology Biotechnology
• The meaning of the word biotechnology derives
  from the words
• bios, life teuchos, tool logos, 'study of' or
  'essence.'
• (Biotechnology Introduction to Biotechnology
  540)

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What does that mean?

• Study of tools from living things
• Subdivisions
• Applications

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Products Made By Biotechnology

• Organisms manufacture organic products
• Beer, Milk
• Recycling
• Genetically altered microorganisms
• Insulin, Antibiotics

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Medicine

• Microorganisms make insulin and antibiotics
• Recombinant DNA testing
• Gene Transfers
• Stem Cells

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Agriculture

• Pesticides
• Bt
• Herbicides
• HT

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Subdivisions

• Red Biotechnology
• White/Grey Biotechnology
• Bioinformatics
• Blue Biotechnology

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Power

• Cloning
• Responsibilities of companies

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Works Cited

• Biotechnology. 2005. Reference.com. November
  12, 2005.http//www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Bio
  technology
• Biotechnology, Introduction to Biotechnology
  540. August 25, 2005. Iupiu.edu. November 12,
  2005.
  http//www.biology.iupui.edu/biocourses/
  Biol540/1intro2k5.html
• ERS Economic Research Process. July 13,
  2005. Ers.usda.gov. November 12, 2005.
  lthttp//www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Biotechno
  logy/chapter1.htmgt