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Biotechnology: Professional uses
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Solution
Biotechnology is the branch of biology that involves application of technology in utilising the living organisms or their parts to produce products useful for humans. There are various applications of biotechnology some of which are mentioned below:
- It is used in agriculture to produce improved varieties of plants and animal breeds, and to control pests and pathogens.
- It is applied in food processing industries to produce additives.
- It is applied to produce biocatalysts and biopolymers.
- Many biotechnological processes are applied to control pollution and treat waste water.
- It is applied in the field of health care to produce several vaccines, drugs and hormones like insulin, etc.
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