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Biotechnology is defined as the application of biological processes to improve human health and food production. therefore, using yeast to make bread rise or to ferment grape juice into wine are two examples of biotechnology.
however, when people talk about biotechnology today, they may be referring to the genetic manipulation of cells. A plant or animal is made up of billions of cells. the DNA in each cell contains genetic information about the plant or animal.
In biotechnology, parts of the DNA form one cell are transferred to another cell. beneficial genetic traits from one species are transferred to another.
this results in new varieties of plants or animals or new cells being formed.
biotechnology has many applications especially in the agriculture, industry, food and medicine
biotechnology in agriculture
as the human population continues to expand, there is a need for more food to be produced to feed everybody. however, it is not always possible to use more land for agriculture than what is currently being used.