Applications of Biotechnology
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Biotechnology is one of the most important applied
interdisciplinary sciences of the 21st century. It is the trusted
area that enables us to find the beneficial way of life.
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Biotechnology has wide applications in various sectors like
agriculture, medicine, environment and commercial industries.
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This science has an invaluable outcome like transgenic
varieties of plants e.g. transgenic cotton (Bt-cotton), rice,
tomato, tobacco, cauliflower, potato and banana.
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The development of transgenics as pesticide resistant, stress
resistant and disease resistant varieties of agricultural crops is the immense
outcome of biotechnology.
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The synthesis of human insulin and blood protein in E.coli
and utilized for insulin deficiency disorder in human is a breakthrough in
biotech industries in medicine.
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The synthesis of vaccines, enzymes, antibiotics, dairy products
and beverages are the products of biotech industries.
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Biochip based biological computer is one of the successes of
biotechnology.
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Genetic engineering involves genetic manipulation, tissue culture
involves aseptic cultivation of totipotent plant cell into plant clones under
controlled atmospheric conditions.
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Single cell protein from Spirulina is utilized
in food industries.
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Production of secondary metabolites, biofertilizers,
biopesticides and enzymes.
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Biomass energy, biofuel, Bioremediation, phytoremediation for
environmental biotechnology.
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