What is Biotechnology?

At its simplest, biotechnology is technology based on biology - biotechnology utilizing cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet. We have used the biological processes of microorganisms for more than 6,000 years to make a useful food product, such as bread and cheese, and to preserve dairy products. 


HEAL THE WORLD

Biotech help heal the world by utilizing nature's own toolbox and use our own genetic to heal and guide lines of research by:


Reducing the rate of communicable diseases;

Saving millions of children's lives;

Changing the possibility of serious, life-threatening condition that affects millions of people worldwide;

Tailoring treatments to individuals to minimize the health risks and side effects;

Creating a more precise tool to detect disease; and

Combating serious illness and daily threats faced by developing countries.


WORLD FUEL

Biotech uses a biological process such as fermentation and utilizing biocatalysts such as enzymes, yeast and other microbes to become microscopic factories. Biotech helped to fuel the world with:


Streamlining measures in the chemical manufacturing process by 80% or more;

Lowering the temperature to clean clothes and potentially save $ 4.1 billion per year;

Improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes to save 50% or more in operating costs;

Reducing the use of and dependency on petrochemicals;

Using biofuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 52% or more;

Decrease water use and waste; and

Harnessing the full potential of the waste products of traditional biomass.

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Biotech crops increase insect resistance, herbicide tolerance crop increase and facilitate the use of more environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Biotech helping to feed the world with:

Produce higher yields with fewer inputs;
lowering the volume of agricultural chemicals needed by plants-limiting run-off of these products into the environment;
Using biotech crops need fewer applications of pesticides and enable farmers to reduce cultivate farmland;
Develop crops with improved nutritional profiles that solve the vitamin and nutritional deficiencies;
Produce food free of allergens and toxins such as mycotoxins; and
Improving food and oil content of the plant to help improve heart health.

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