Biotechnology - Usage

Use of Biotechnology

The market application of the modern biotechnology techniques is typically in the general areas of human health care, agriculture and food production, industrial bio processing and other public good and environment settings. Following is the application of modern biotechnology techniques in various fields ranging from agricultural application to industrial processes.

Healthcare biotechnology

• Medicines
• Vaccines
• Diagnostics
• Gene therapy
• Bioactive therapeutic
• Clinical and contract research
• Neutraceuticals

Agricultural Biotechnology

• Hybrid seeds
• Biofertilizers
• Biopesticides
• Plant extraction
• Plant genetic engineering
• Tissue culture in planting

Industrial Biotechnology

• Industrial enzymes
• Biofuels
• Polymers
• Fermented products
• Microbial strains
• Biocatalysts
• Oligonucleotides

Environment Biotechnology

• Effluent and waste water management
• Biosensors
• Bioremediation
• Development of Germplasms

Biotechnology application - food production

Biotechnology application in food production

Application of modern biotechnology in the area of food production and its resultant impact in terms of human health and development. the world is faced with ever increasing population and more and more food shortage and regional imbalances, new technologies and techniques are being developed to enhance production and increase the shelf life of perishable items.

Foods produced through modern biotechnology can be anyone of below methods

1. Foods consisting of or containing living/viable organisms, e.g. maize.
2. Foods derived from or containing ingredients derived from Genetically Modified Organisms
3. Foods containing single ingredients or additives produced by GM microorganisms
4. Foods containing ingredients processed by enzymes produced through GMMs

The development of GM organisms has revolutionized the scenario of world food production. It has also offered the potential for increased agricultural productivity or improved nutritional value that can contribute directly to enhancing human health and development. From a health perspective, there may also be indirect benefits, such as reduced agricultural chemical usage and enhanced farm income, and improved crop sustainability and food security.this direction that new research initiatives in the field of green biotechnology are being made to enhance productivity and nutrition value of food.

Applications of Biotechnology Biofuels | Agriculture

Applications of Biotechnology in Biofuels and Agriculture

Agricultural biotechnology - the bio-agriculture has gained focus in the recent past in India. The farmers in India are looking at the GM seeds, bio fertilizers, bio pesticides from which they can expect more return on their investments and also increase productivity. The farmers are now getting a premium for the organic produce. With this now they are able to export their produce at much higher price.

Agricultural biotechnology is just more than just fighting disease or improving food quality. There are some purely aesthetic applications and an example of this is the use of gene identification and transfer techniques to improve the color, smell, size and other features of flowers. Likewise, biotech has been used to make improvements to other common ornamental plants, in particular, shrubs and trees.

Biofertilizers, biopesticides - the farmers are also looking at biofertilizers, biopesticides to get more benefits. Now the farmers are using formulations based on Bt, viruses like NPV, and GV, as well as neem-based pesticides. To meet the increasing demand, the industry has to scale up investments in biofertilizers and biopesticides.

Biofuels- The agricultural industry plays a large role in the biofuels industry, providing the feedstocks for fermentation and refining of bio-oil, bio-diesel and bio-ethanol. Genetic engineering techniques are being used to develop better quality feedstocks for more efficient conversion. Looking at the opportunity in biofuel sector, the central government has taken an initiative to promote this sector in a big way.