What is Biotechnology? Technology Gyan

 What is Biotechnology (Biotechnology)

definition of biotechnology

Bio means living system and technology means technology. According to this, Biotechnology means the application of technology on living beings.

Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make a particular product or substance. Biotechnology is called Biotechnology in Hindi.

Biotechnology has often been associated with the fields of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, molecular engineering, etc.

For thousands of years, mankind has used biotechnology in agriculture, food production, and medicine.

use of biotechnology

1. bio informatics

Bioinformatics is a field that addresses biological problems using computational techniques. This makes it possible to perform fast as well as analyze biological data.

2. blue technology

Blue biotechnology is a term that has been used to describe the marine and aquatic applications of biotechnology. When biotechnology is used in sea etc., then it is called blue technology.

3. Green Biotechnology

Green Biotechnology is a branch of Biotechnology which is applied to the subjects related to agriculture etc.

An example of this is engineering a plant to produce insecticides within the plant itself, eliminating the need to apply pesticides from outside.

4. Red Biotechnology

Red Biotechnology refers to the red biotechnology applied to medical procedures.

Some examples of RAD biotechnology are the designing of organisms to produce antibiotics, and the engineering of genetic cures through genetic manipulation.

5. white biotechnology

White biotechnology, also known as industrial biotechnology, is used in the industrial sector.

An example of this is the design of an organism to produce a useful chemical, which can make chemicals.

Medical use of biotechnology

In medicine and medicine, modern biotechnology is harnessed in areas such as drug discovery and production and genetic testing.

Biotechnology in medicine has contributed to the discovery and manufacture of drugs alongside traditional small molecule drugs.

Existing biotechnology can be used to manufacture cheap and easily available drugs.

The use of biotechnology has also brought about great improvements in biology. Our ability to develop new drugs for the treatment of serious diseases has increased now than ever before.

contribution of biotechnology to agriculture

• Biotechnology has also played an important role in agriculture.
• Genetically modified crops ("biotech crops") are plants used in agriculture whose DNA has been modified with the help of genetic engineering techniques.
• The reason for making these amendments is that a better crop which can grow quickly and which is healthy to eat.
• Genetically modified crops are produced from organisms in which changes have been made in their DNA with the help of genetic engineering.
• However, there has also been a lot of opposition to biotechnology in agriculture.
• People believe that the crops changed due to biotech are injurious to health. Many people are of the opinion that due to this the quality of the soil deteriorates.

How to make a career in Biotechnology

Such youth who want to pursue medical science as a career through biology, undoubtedly, this field can prove to be helpful in touching the heights of great attraction and success.

In this era of limited MBBS seats and day-to-day cost of education, youth can find the path of Biotechnology relatively easily and can make a career in the field of Bioscience only.

Like other major subjects, it also starts after 12th. The names of B.Sc Biotechnology, B.E Biotechnology, B.Tech Biotechnology, B.Sc Genetics, B.Sc Microbiology etc. can be taken in the major courses. Later one can enroll in Biotechnology course at Masters degree level.

As mentioned earlier also that this is a research based subject, then foreign universities can also be turned for higher studies and after that getting a job is not difficult at all.

In the coming times, the possibilities of increasing employment opportunities are undoubtedly being expressed by experts because all the pharma companies of western countries have to invest not only time and money but also in research trials of newly developed drugs due to strict laws of their country. have to face other problems as well

While the same work can be easily done on contract basis in companies working in countries like India, then such youths who are not able to fulfill their dream of becoming MBBS doctor due to some reason and are compulsorily thinking of studying other subjects.

For them, the field of biotechnology can prove to be a ray of hope, our prayers are with you, you will always be successful in whatever field you progress.