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biotechnology is the application of advances made in the biological sciences, especially involving the science of genetics and its application.  Biotechnology has helped improve food quality, quantity and processing.  It also has applications in manufacturing, where simple cells and proteins can be manipulated to produce chemicals.

But biotechnology is most important for its implications in health and medicine.  Through genetic engineering – the controlled alteration of genetic material – scientists have been able to create new medicines, including interferon for cancer patients, synthetic human growth hormone and synthetic insulin, among others. In recent years, scientists have also attempted to employ the methods of genetic engineering to correct certain inherited conditions, and have been making great strides in their ability to manipulate genetic materials. These advances suggest the prospect of human control over the very genetic makeup of man, and thus the ability to manipulate our inherited traits.

Biotechnology is one of the emerging career fields in India. Food Technology, Nutrition, Medicines, Healthcare, Forensic Sciences are some of the fields of Biotechnology. The scope of Biotechnology is wide and offers opportunities in the field of both research and engineering

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