It is a multidisciplinary field with industrial purposes that involves the use of biological systems in order to make the transformation of a raw material, either biological or non-biological nature, into a product that benefits the human being and his environmental surroundings.
That's a difficult issue to explain on a few words.
It is not so simple to explain in few words; see the link below.
How the hell would i know? :| BTW i don't even understand some of the words :| :P
It is not so simple to explain in few words; see the link below.
there are a few subfields of biotechnology. green- which is the utilization of biotechnology for agricultural purposes red- medical, pharmacological white- industrial blue-aquatic and marine life biotechnology is used for everything, it is a vague term that only came into public usage around the 1970s. essentially anything we can do as biological beings is technological in nature and therefore biotechnological, its our linguistic paradigms that confused us
Some negatives of biotechnology include ethical concerns over genetic modification, potential risks to human health and the environment, and the displacement of traditional farming practices and employment. Additionally, there are concerns about the concentration of power and profits in the hands of a few large corporations in the biotechnology industry.
biodegradable bionics biology biomes biography biochemistry and a few zillion others
There are a few different types of Biotechnology. Biotechnology is basically technology based on biology. This can be artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation, genetic engineering and cloning. There are heaps of other type but those are the most well known ones.
In order to obtain an entry level position in biotechnology, you will need to have a degree in the field. There are very few Science or engineering jobs you can get without a degree.
This is too difficult to explain in a few words; I suggest you read the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy
Biology, biodiversity, biodome, biologist,
i am pretty sure it comes from the Greeks because of the root words -bio-