Applications of Biotechnology

Applications of Biotechnology

1.     Medicine (Health Care)

Prevention

• Vaccine

• Gene therapy

• Genetic counselling

 Diagnosis

 • Diagnostic kits and pathological kits

• DNA probes

• Monoclonal antibodies

Therapeutics

• Antibiotics

• Hormones

• Interferon

• Dotting factor

• Usokinase

• Transcription factor based drugs

• Digonucleotide antisense drugs

• Drug delivery systems.

• Other

• DNA fingerprinting and Applications auto antibody fingerprinting

• Fertility control (oral pills)

2.     Agriculture

Productivity

(1) Photosynthesis improver

(2) Transgenic plants

(3) Tissue culture

(4) Bio fertilisers

Diversity

• Hybrid seeds

• Synthetic/Artificial seeds

Resistance

• Disease, drought, pest resistant varieties

Allied Areas

(1) Seribiotechnology

(2) Aquaculture

(3) Animal husbandry

(4) Food biotechnology

3. Environment and Energy

• Bioremediation

• Bio indicators

• Biodegradation

• Biomass production

• Bio fuels

4. Industry

• Fermentation products

• Mining (Bioleaching)

• Vaccines

• Steroids

• Chemicals

• Vitamins

5. Biotech Instruments

• Biosensors

• Cell analyser

• DNA/peptide synthesisers