Lecture #5b - Bio-Technology

Overview

● Technology created based on biological information
● Not one kind of technology that focuses on one thing
● Used In many different fields
○ Medicine
○ Industries/ Production
○ Agriculture



Agriculture

● Improve crops
○ Durability
○ Production Rate
○ Withstanding Climate Change

● Modify genes and incorporate in crops



Medicine

- Vaccines
- Antibiotics
- Gene therapy
- Drugs (pharmaceuticals)

Gene therapy: modify genes
→ correct genetic defects
→ prevent or cure diseases



Biofuel

→Sustainable, low-cost, high-yield
→Less negative environmental effects

Created using:
- Waste

, - Oils
- Fats
- Chemical and biological knowledge




Important Features

Five branches:
- Medical (health care)
- Industrial
- Environmental
- Plant
- Animal