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