Every year, there are 2-3 questions from biotechnology are asked in the UPSC IAS Prelims exam. Students find difficulty in this topic while studying and they are looking for short and crispy notes of Biotechnology and Its Applications for their UPSC exam preparation.
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Introduction
It is the application of science in which we study the use of organisms, biological processes, or systems to manufacture products aims to improve the quality of human life.
Biotechnology and Its Applications
Types of Biotechnology
Green Biotechnology
- Applied to agricultural processes.
- Three main areas of application are Plant tissue culture; Plant genetic engineering and plant molecular marker-assisted breeding.
- Biotech is used to make plants pest and drought tolerant.
- BT Cotton is an example of bollworm tolerant plant. It is also a transgenic plant.
Red Biotechnology
- Concerned with medical sciences, development of innovative drugs and treatment.
- Application: Productions of vaccines and antibiotics, regenerative therapies, gene therapy, stem cell therapy etc. are few applications of Red biotech.
Blue Biotechnology
- Use of sea resources marine and freshwater organisms to create products and industrial applications.
White Biotechnology
- Applied to industrial processes.
- Using enzymes as industrial catalysts, usage of moulds, bacteria, yeast etc to produce various goods are few examples of White biotechnology.
Yellow Biotechnology
- Biotechnology with insects.
- It also refers to the use of biotechnology in food production.
Gray Biotechnology
- Application of Biotechnology to environmental applications, maintenance of biodiversity and removal of pollutants.
Brown Biotechnology
- Related to the management of Arid Zone and Deserts
- Creation of drought-resistant seeds, natural resources management, the creation of agricultural techniques suited to arid landscape etc. are few examples of Brown biotech.
Violet Biotechnology
- Related to law, ethical and philosophical issues around biotechnology
Dark Biotechnology
- Related to bioterrorism, biological weapons and biowarfare which use microorganisms and toxins to cause diseases, death and disability.
Application of Biotechnology
- Medicine
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Gene Therapy
- Pharmacogenomics
- Genetic testing
- Agriculture
- Genetically modified crops
- Biofuels
- Plant and animal reproduction
- Biofortification
- Antibiotics
- Abiotic Stress Resistance
- Environment
- Biomarker
- Bioenergy
- Bioremediation
- Mycoremediation
- Phytoremediation
- Microbial remediation
4. Biotransformation
- Industry
- Food Processing
- Fermentation process
- Protein engineering
Recent Developments
- Human Genome Project
- Three parents baby
- GM Mustard
- Gene Therapy
- Stem Cell Therapy
Government Policies
- National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020 (NBDS)
- National Biopharma Mission
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