cellular biotechnology definition
Insulin crystals. Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2).or example, one application of biotechnology is the directed use of organisms for the manufacture of organic products (examples include beer and milk products). Another example is using naturally present bacteria by the mining industry in bioleaching.
Biotechnology (biotech) involves the study and use of living organisms or cell processes to make useful products. The first person to produce beer by using the process of fermentation could be described as an amateur biotechnologist. Over time, the term evolved as biotechnology advanced in areas such as drug development, human and animal nutrition, agricultural improvements, and environmental protection. The cloning of insulin, used to treat diabetics, was one of the earliest modern breakthroughs in biotechnology.