Food Biotechnology WHAT IS BIOTECHNOLGY? Biotechnolgy = bios (life)+ techno (tools) + logos (study of) The study of tools from living things. It's any technological application that use biological systems, living organisms(or parts of living organisms)to make, modify, impove plants or animals for benificial use. Definations of biotechnology: Biotechnology is the application of biological organisms systems or process to manufacturing and servise industries.(British biotechnologists) Biotecnhology is integraed use of biochemestry,microbiology and engineering sciences in order to achieve technological application of microbes, cultured cells and parts there of (European federation of biotechnologists) Biotechnology is the controlled use of biological agents, such as microbes or cellular components. (U.S.Nationel science foundation) BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS : Medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology: Anti biotiques Vaccines Humain hormones(insulin) Tissue engineering Stem cells Canc...