What is Biotechnology? - Kidblog

What is
Biotechnology
?

By:

John Edwards

Kevin Morales


Agricultural Biotechnology

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Agriculture in biotech has the potential to
make new and healthier foods and aggrandize
for health benediction.

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It helps magnifying crop yields baffled
scientists environmental risks.

Agricultural Biotechnology (continued)

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Examples:


*Animal drugs


*Food processing aids


*Engineering microorganisms


* Engineering insects


*Engineering fiber plants


*Herbicide




DNA Fingerprinting

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DNA fingerprinting is a test to identify a
genetic called DNA.

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It would be very unlikely to have two people
with the same DNA, for this reason police use
this to identify pedestrians who have caused a
crime.

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Things like hair, blood, and saliva contain DNA
in them.

DNA Fingerprinting (continued
)

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Police use powder to a place where they
would most likely find finger prints and brush
it off to see it and put it on a clear piece of
paper. They also use UV lights used to make
clear on surfaces and on clothes.

Food Field

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Biotechnology in the process of
food production has been for
over 10 thousand years.

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It is used to make bread, wine
and beer.

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With new and healthier biotech
and genetic engineering it
enables food produces to
obtain animal and crop
improvements in much more
precise, controlled and
predicted manner.

Medical Biotechnology

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Medical biotechnology is the use of living cells
and cell materials to research and produce
pharmaceutical and diagnostic products that
help treat and prevent human diseases.

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Examples of medical biotechnology are
growth hormones, and insulin


,and printing skin

Products of Biotech

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Products:


*Bacterial Vaccines


*Pharmaceuticals


*Round
-
Up Ready Corn


*Cloning Pets


*Cups made of corn


*Enviro
-
Pig


*Ethanol


*Bt
-
Corn


*Glow in the Dark Pets


*Printable Skin



Questions?

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How does agricultural biotechnology help
make foods healthier?

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What are 2 ways police get DNA from
suspects?

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How does making food healthier effect
people?

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Why would somebody need to print skin?

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Why is biotech important?