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'''Biotechnology''' is a [[technology]] that involves the use of [[organism|living organisms]].<ref name=igcse>{{cite book|title=Edexcel IGCSE Biology Revision Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/edexceligcsebiol0000full|first=Ann|last=Fullick|publisher=Pearson Education|page=[https://archive.org/details/edexceligcsebiol0000full/page/85 85]|date=2011|isbn=9780435046767|edition=First}}</ref> Biotechnology is mainly used in [[agriculture]], [[food science]], and [[medicine]]. In biotechnology, living organisms are used to make useful [[chemical]]s and products or to perform an industrial task.<ref name=igcse /><br />
== Examples ==<br />
An example of biotechnology is the use of the [[fermentation]] reaction in [[yeast]] to make [[beer]] and other [[alcohol]]ic drinks.<ref name=igcse /> Another example is the use of [[carbon dioxide]] produced by yeast to make [[bread]] rise.<ref name=igcse /><br />
== Usage ==<br />
Biotechnology is often used to refer to genetic engineering technology of the 21st century.<ref>Rasmussen, Nicolas 2014. ''Gene jockeys: life science and the rise of biotech enterprise''. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.</ref> However, the term is used for many ways of modifying biological organisms for the needs of [[humanity]]. It started with modifications of native plants into improved food crops through artificial selection and hybridization. Bioengineering is the science upon which all biotechnological applications are based. With the [[development]] of new approaches and modern techniques, traditional biotechnology industries are also acquiring new horizons enabling them to improve the quality of their products and increase the productivity of their systems.<br />
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Biotechnology has also made [[clone|cloning]] (the process duplicating organisms) possible. A lot of people think that this is [[moral]]ly wrong while others think it could solve many [[disease]]s.<br />
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Biotechnology can be used to solve a great number of problems,<ref>Oliver, Richard W. ''The coming biotech age''. {{ISBN|0-07-135020-9}}</ref> ranging from product efficiency to reducing [[global warming]].<br />
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== Related pages ==<br />
*[[Bioinformatics]]<br />
*[[Genetic engineering]]<br />
*[[Genetically modified food]]<br />
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