Biotechnology Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Biotechnology.

  • 4 Student Essays
  • 10 Encyclopedia Articles
  • ...and more

Study Pack

The Biotechnology Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (10)

1,024 words, approx. 4 pages
Biotechnology Biotechnology research in space is predicated on understanding and exploiting the effects of the unique microgravity environment on chemical and biological systems. The results of these ... Read more
1,298 words, approx. 5 pages
Biotechnology Biotechnology, broadly defined, refers to the manipulation of biology or a biological product for some human end. Before recorded history, humans grew selected plants for food and medici... Read more
675 words, approx. 3 pages
Biotechnology Entrepreneur The biotechnology entrepreneur often starts with a technical background, most commonly including scientific laboratory research. It is quite common for scientists who have s... Read more
1,520 words, approx. 6 pages
Biotechnology: Ethical Issues Biotechnology is the use of organisms or their parts or products to provide a valuable substance or process. Fermentation using microorganisms in brewing, baking, and che... Read more
1,749 words, approx. 6 pages
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, History Of The term "biotechnology" dates from 1919, when the Hungarian engineer Karl Ereky first used it to mean "any product produced from... Read more
1,754 words, approx. 6 pages
The Rise of Biotechnology as Big Business Overview Biotechnology emerged as a big business in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The year of its birth was 1977. The promise of biotechnology ha... Read more
1,675 words, approx. 6 pages
The Emergence of Biotechnology Overview James Watson (1928- ) and Francis Crick's (1916- ) publication on April 25, 1953, of the double helix model for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) propelled the... Read more
1,196 words, approx. 4 pages
Biotechnology The word biotechnology was coined in 1919 by Karl Ereky to apply to the interaction of biology with human technology. Today, it comes to mean a broad range of technologies from genetic e... Read more
749 words, approx. 3 pages
Biotechnology The word biotechnology was coined in 1919 by Karl Ereky to apply to the interaction of biology with human technology. Today, it comes to mean a broad range of technologies from genetic e... Read more
1,895 words, approx. 7 pages
Biotechnology Few developments in science have had the potential for such profound impact on research, technology, and society in general as has biotechnology. Yet authorities do not agree on a sing... Read more