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Applications of Biotechnology in Industry and Healthcare

The following points highlight the seven main applications of biotechnology in industry and healthcare. The applications are: 1. Improvement in Fermentation Products 2. Microbial Production of Synthetic Fuels 3. Microbial Mining or Bioleaching 4. Microbial Biomass and Single Cell Pro­tein Production 5. Production of Enzymes and Human Proteins and Others. Applications of Biotechnology in Industry and Healthcare: Improvement in Fermentation [...]

By |2016-07-14T18:34:49+00:00July 14, 2016|Applications|Comments Off on Applications of Biotechnology in Industry and Healthcare
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Top 5 Branches of Biotechnology

The following points highlight the top five branches of biotechnology. The branches are: 1. Animal Biotechnology 2. Medical Biotechnology 3. Industrial Biotechnology 4. Environmental Biotechnology 5. Plant Biotechnology. Branch # 1. Animal Biotechnology: It deals with development of transgenic animals for increased milk or meat production with resistance to various diseases. It also deals with in vitro fertilization and transfer [...]

By |2016-07-12T12:16:45+00:00July 12, 2016|Branches|Comments Off on Top 5 Branches of Biotechnology
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Gene Technology and Traditional Breeding

Learn about the comparison between Gene Technology and Traditional Breeding. Comparison # Gene Technology: 1. Gene technology is not involved in sexual process for gene transfer 2. Direct single gene transfer is possible in gene technology 3. In gene technology gene transfer between unrelated organisms possible 4. Transgene is involved in gene technology 5. Very high technical skill is required [...]

By |2016-07-12T12:16:45+00:00July 12, 2016|Gene|Comments Off on Gene Technology and Traditional Breeding
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