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Sunday, 10 December 2017

How Biotechnologies Have Changed The World

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By Kathleen Morris


Biotechnology is any technology that is based on biology. This encompasses a huge number of things that are used in most people's day-to-day lives. By harnessing both the cellular and the biomolecular processes of living creatures, biotechnologies have many ways of improving people's lives as well as improving the condition of and lowering human impact on the planet.

People have been making use of the power of biology for thousands of years, long before anyone really knew what was going on at a molecular level. Bread and cheese are two foods that require a biological process in order for them to be made, and dairy products are preserved using a biological process. These practices could be considered precursors of biotechnology.

There are many products and technologies in the fields of science and medicine that could not exist were it not for biotechnology. One of the big ways that this has helped medicine is by making diseases easier to treat. Other ways that this has helped the world is by creating ways for needy people to get enough food, reducing mankind's overall carbon footprint, and making factories more efficient.

The field of healthcare has been changed enormously with the help of this type of technology to the advantage of patients everywhere. A number of diseases that previously had no cure can now be treated by making use of biotechnology. Since diseases and healthcare needs are always changing, biotechnology is sure to be an essential component of whatever happens in medicine going forward into the future.

The agricultural industry has seen many benefits thanks to the use of this technology. New innovations have made it so crops can be harvested that are resistant to certain pests like insects, which are known to be harmful and can destroy entire crops. Plants can now be grown that have greater nutritional value, which may be necessary to combat the vitamin deficiencies in today's populations.

Facilities known as biorefineries are places where biomass is studied and refined so that it can be used as fuel. Some scientists believe that this may be the future of fuel and could replace fossil fuels, or at least be one of a combination of alternatives. This fuel is renewable, and it also would help to reduce greenhouse gasses.

One of the aims of scientists and researchers working in the field of biotechnology is to reduce the rate of infectious diseases that are always changing and growing stronger, and are a great risk to society. This could save millions of lives, especially children, who are lost to these diseases. This field of science also completely changes the way people now look at diseases that were once thought to be fatal and incurable.

Industries can help lower their environmental impact by harnessing biotechnology to increase their efficiency. On a more individual level, this technology also enables the washing of clothes at a lower temperature. It can also lower overall water usage, which lowers waste levels.




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