quarta-feira, maio 13, 2009

Biotecnology by definition

Biotechnology The means or way of manipulating life forms (organisms) to provide desirable products for man’s use. For example, beekeeping and cattle breeding could be considered to be biotechnology-related endeavors. The word biotechnology, coined in 1919 by Karl Ereky, applies to the interaction of biology with human technology. However, usage of the word biotechnology in the U.S. has come to mean all parts of an industry that knowingly create, develop, and market a variety of products through the willful manipulation, on a molecular level, of life forms, or utilization of knowledge pertaining to living systems. A common misconception is that biotechnology refers only to recombinant DNA (rDNA) work. However, recombinant DNA is only one of the many techniques used to derive products from organisms, plants, and parts of both for the biotechnology industry. A list of areas covered by the term biotechnology would more properly include: recombinant DNA, plant tissue culture, rDNA or gene splicing, enzyme systems, plant breeding, meristem culture, mammalian cell culture, immunology, molecular biology, fermentation, and others.

3 comentários:

Unknown disse...

Ah... e também trabalham para os médicos... :P Passo a explicar: os médicos mandam e eles fazem xD

Muac! Vai ser tão bom quando tu fores meu secretário :P

Unknown disse...

Quase! :P Quando eu abrir o meu super-laboratório e precisar de um médico para tratar os meus empregados, e lhe pagar muito, vou falar com outro médico! xD
Muac!

Unknown disse...

Quase que queres outro médico! :P

Muac!O que tu queres sei eu! :P

P.S.: esqueceste-te da parte em que eu vou ganhar mais que tu de qualquer forma XD (vais dar um desgosto à tua avó por causa disto! :P)