Read this article to learn about the application of modern biotechnology to food production! Modern biotechnology is the application of (i) in vitro nucleic acid techniques, including recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and direct injection of nucleic acid into cells or organelles, or (ii) fusion of cells beyond the taxonomic family, that overcome natural physiological reproductive […]
Application of Modern Biotechnology to Food Production
Notes on GMOs and GM Foods | Biotechnology
This is in contrast to requirements introduced for GMOs and GM foods. The concept of risk assessment of GMOs was first discussed at the Asilomar Conference in 1975. The discovery of recombinant DNA had raised concerns among researchers regarding the potential creation of recombinant viruses whose escape would threaten public health. Fourteen months after a […]
Notes on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) | Biotechnology
The below mentioned article provides notes on microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery is the use of microorganisms to retrieve additional oil from existing wells, thereby enhancing the petroleum production of an oil reservoir. In this technique, selected natural microorganisms are introduced into oil wells to produce harmless by-products, such as slippery […]