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What is biotechnology?
Biotechnology is the exploitation ofbiological processes for industrial and other purposes, especiallythe genetic manipulation of microorganisms. The exploitation of biologica…l processes for industrial and otherpurposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms forthe production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. Biotechnology can be defined as the controlled and deliberatemanipulation of biological systems for the efficient manufacture orprocessing of useful products. The fact that living organisms haveevolved such an enormous spectrum of biological capabilities meansthat by choosing appropriate organisms it is possible to obtain awide variety of substances, many of which are useful to man asfood, fuel and medicines. Over the past 30 years, biologists haveincreasingly applied the methods of physics, chemistry andmathematics in order to gain precise knowledge, at the molecularlevel, of how living cells make these substances. By combining thisnewly-gained knowledge with the methods of engineering and science,what has emerged is the concept of biotechnology which embraces allof the above-mentioned disciplines. (MORE)