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Innovations in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future

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Biotechnology is the modification of their components or living organisms (by genetic engineering) to create good products (such as novel bacterial strains, pest-resistant crops and novel pharmaceuticals) and it also refers to some of the different biological science applications in similar manipulation (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Biochemistry, cellular biology, biosynthesis, biochemical engineering, physiology and understanding the interaction between engineered and biological systems will all be covered here, as well as developments focused on DNA sequencing, the use of biomaterials and biological molecules. Biotechnology’s current and future applications hold great promise for solving major medical, environmental, electricity, military and agricultural problems. This promise stems from both direct biotechnology applications and the growing field of multidisciplinary research, which combines biotechnology with other sciences such as materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering to name a few. Anyway, there is increasing concern about the potential risks of this field of research, centred on the possibility of mistakes from good scientists and applications designed to have adverse or even fatal consequences. When information, materials, and the ease of production become more widely available, the number of people who can create these applications has swelled, from nations and large companies to non-nation state actors such as terrorist and criminal organisations, as well as individuals. In this study we will focus on applications of biotechnology in environmental, agricultural, manufacturing, and medical science.

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Ranjit, P., Varma, C.A.S.L., Maddela, N.R., Reddy, K.V. (2021). Biotechnology of Twenty-First Century. In: Maddela, N.R., García, L.C. (eds) Innovations in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80108-3_2

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