Biotechnological Plants - A Breakthrough in Technology

Biotechnology is the technology developed from thebreakthrough in innovative medical therapies for
combination of various divisions of science likediseases like cancers, Hepatitis C, Arthritis, Hepatitis
agriculture, medicine, food science and biology. ItB, Haemophilia, Multiple Sclerosis, and cardiovascular
mainly is concerned with cell culture and tissue culturedisorders.
that is commonly termed as Genetic Engineering. ItIn the area of food and agriculture, Biotechnological
derives knowledge from other disciplines of scienceplants have rendered tremendous development of
including microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry,new and improved varieties of food and commercial
embryology, cell biology and genetics. The conceptscrops. Besides increasing the crop yield, efforts have
are used for the development and modification ofbeen made to produce crops that can withstand the
living creatures to serve the varied purposes ofbiotic and abiotic stress and contain more proteins
mankind. Some processes include plant cultivation andand other nutritional qualities. The spoilage process of
animal domestication. Numerous varieties of plants arefruits has been reduced and the ripening period
cultivated by applying hybridization, artificial selectionenhanced while increasing the shelf life and quality of
and breeding.the fruits. Novel uses of a product are being
Biotechnological plants majorly are engaged indiscovered to gain optimal utility from each scarce
production of active pharmaceutical drugs andproduct. For instance, oilseeds are modified and fatty
products. This branch of science has contributedacids produced as a result used for production of
much to the manufacture of cheaper medicines usingsubstitute fuels, detergents and petrochemicals.
easy methods. It has enabled the production ofStudy and research of genes contained in various
medicines for treatment of human diseases usingcrops and other living organisms have resulted in the
genetic engineering. Due to Biotechnological plantdiscovery and invention of many products that are
development, the world has been able to achieve auseful for human life.