What is Biotechnology: Definition and 115 Discussions

Biotechnology is a broad area of biology, involving the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products. Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with related scientific fields. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, biotechnology has expanded to include new and diverse sciences, such as genomics, recombinant gene techniques, applied immunology, and development of pharmaceutical therapies and diagnostic tests. The term biotechnology was first used by Karl Ereky in 1919, meaning the production of products from raw materials with the aid of living organisms.

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  1. Sippi7299

    Biotechnology Student from Germany Needs Help Analyzing NMR Spectrum

    hello, I'm form Germany and study biotechnology in my third semester and have to find an unknown substance by using an NMR spectrum. Unfortunately I have almost no experience in this field. Is here somebody who could help me analyze the spectrum? I would be very thankful
  2. BiologyQueen

    DoE CCI Summer 2021 Internships

    Hey everyone! This is a forum for anyone who applied to the DoE CCI Summer 2021 Internships. Has anyone gotten a reply back from their labs? I am waiting on LLNL and SNL. I applied for Biotechnology, Engineering technology-Bio, and Energy Technology Bio. -Feel free if you have heard back...
  3. T

    MS vs ME in Biotechnology: Understanding the Differences

    <mentor: moved to advising> What would be the difference among Master of Science in Biotechnology and Master of Engineering in Biotechnology?
  4. Ygggdrasil

    Scientists engineer E. coli that eats carbon dioxide

    E. coli is one of the best studied and most widely used bacteria in biotechnology. This week, published in the journal Cell, researchers report having engineered the bacterium to be able to generate all of its carbon from CO2, opening the way toward using these bacteria for replacement of...
  5. Ygggdrasil

    New CRISPR-based tool for find-and-replace editing of DNA

    Over the past half decade, researchers have envisioned the https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/dont-fear-https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/dont-fear-crispr-new-gene-editing-technologies-wont-lead-designer-babies/-new-gene-editing-technologies-wont-lead-designer-babies/system as a way to...
  6. TytoAlba95

    Can PCR detect chromosomal translocations in cancer?

    How is PCR able to detect chromosomal translocations causing cancer? I understand it is possible through FISH but how PCR?
  7. TytoAlba95

    RAPD - close proximity of primers

    I was reading RAPD kit manual by himedia and couldn't understand why the two primers should be at close proximity and in opposite orientation to actually amplify DNA. 'In RAPD analysis, for PCR to occur: a) the primers must anneal in a particular orientation (such that they point towards each...
  8. Ygggdrasil

    Can CRISPR-Cas9 Technology End Mosquitoes and Should We?

    Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading a number of human diseases (including malaria, Dengue fever, and Zika virus), and account for nearly half a million deaths per year worldwide. For many years, scientists have been investigating technologies that could help control or even eliminate...
  9. TytoAlba95

    How are pUC vectors designed for efficient sequencing of insert DNA?

    'The MCSs of many vectors such as the pUC series are flanked by sequences complementary to a universal series of primers, the M13 forward and reverse primers. These priming sites are oriented such that extension of the primers annealed to these sites allows sequencing of both ends of an insert...
  10. TytoAlba95

    What is alpha-complementation?

    I am completely stumped by this question. I can't understand what is meant by complementation. Here's an excerpt from Primrose: 'The activity of the enzyme b-galactosidase is easily monitored by including in the growth medium the chromogenic substrate 5-bromo- 4-chloro-3-indolyl-b-D-galactoside...
  11. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in microscopy 1

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in microscopy 1

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  12. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in microscopy 2

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in microscopy 2

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  13. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Dark-field and phase contrast microscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Dark-field and phase contrast microscopy

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  14. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Differential interference contrast and polarization

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Differential interference contrast and polarization

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  15. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Fluorescence and confocal microscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Fluorescence and confocal microscopy

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  16. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Transmission electron microscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Transmission electron microscopy

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  17. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Transmission electron microscopy cont. and scanning electron microscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Transmission electron microscopy cont. and scanning electron microscopy

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  18. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts 1

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts 1

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  19. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts 2

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts 2

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  20. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- GM counting and Scintillation counting

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- GM counting and Scintillation counting

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  21. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Scintillation counting continued

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Scintillation counting continued

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  22. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Autoradiography and RIA

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Autoradiography and RIA

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  23. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Safety aspects and applications

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Safety aspects and applications

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  24. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Introduction and Basic concepts in chromatography 1

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Introduction and Basic concepts in chromatography 1

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  25. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in chromatography 2

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in chromatography 2

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  26. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- LPLC and HPLC

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- LPLC and HPLC

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  27. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Ion-exchange chromatography

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Ion-exchange chromatography

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  28. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Gel-filtration chromatography

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Gel-filtration chromatography

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  29. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Affinity chromatography

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Affinity chromatography

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  30. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Gas-liquid chromatography

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Gas-liquid chromatography

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  31. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in electrophoresis

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts in electrophoresis

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  32. Horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis - YouTube

    Horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis - YouTube

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  33. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Native gel electrophoresis and SDS-PAGE

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Native gel electrophoresis and SDS-PAGE

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  34. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):Isoelectric focusing (IEF), 2-D gel electrophoresis and protein detection methods

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):Isoelectric focusing (IEF), 2-D gel electrophoresis and protein detection methods

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  35. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Electrophoresis of nucleic acids

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Electrophoresis of nucleic acids

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  36. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Immunoelectrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Immunoelectrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis

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  37. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Introduction and basic concepts 1

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Introduction and basic concepts 1

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  38. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts - 2

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Basic concepts - 2

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  39. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Types of centrifuges and analytical ultracentrifugation method

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Types of centrifuges and analytical ultracentrifugation method

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  40. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Separation methods in preparative ultracentrifuges

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Separation methods in preparative ultracentrifuges

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  41. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Types of rotors

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Types of rotors

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  42. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Types of rotors cont. and care of rotors

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Types of rotors cont. and care of rotors

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  43. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Introduction and basic concepts

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Introduction and basic concepts

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  44. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- UV-Visible spectroscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- UV-Visible spectroscopy

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  45. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Infrared and fluorescence spectroscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Infrared and fluorescence spectroscopy

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  46. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy

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  47. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography

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  48. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Atomic spectroscopy and mass spectrometry

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Atomic spectroscopy and mass spectrometry

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  49. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Polymerase chain reaction(PCR)

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- Polymerase chain reaction(PCR)

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  50. Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- DNA sequencing methods

    Analytical Technologies in Biotechnology by Dr. A. K. Sharma (NPTEL):- DNA sequencing methods

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