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Question
Answer the following question in your own words.
Which products produced through biotechnology do you use in your daily life?
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Solution
- The simplest use of biotechnology that we practice at home is making curd and buttermilk.
- The primary type of biotechnology used in the process of fermentation is in making foodstuffs like bread, idlis, dosas, and dhoklas.
- Biotechnology is now used to make different kinds of cheese, paneer, yoghurt, energy drinks, and other things. These things are part of our daily lives.
- Seedless grapes, papaya, and watermelons are available in the market these days.
- Violet cabbage, yellow capsicum, and exotic vegetables used for salad are also biotechnology products.
- The vaccines, antibiotics, and injections of human insulin are in regular use in many households.
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