What is the difference between bioengeneering and biotechnology ?
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Biotechnology or BT is industrial application of biology. Its biology in the service of mankind. It involves application of plants, animals and microorganisms in industry. On the other hand, Biomedical engineering uses traditional engineering expertise to solve problems in biology and medicine. Hearing aids, pacemakers etc. are the gifts of biomedical engineering to mankind. \n\nFor list of Biotechnology colleges and Biomedical engineering colleges, visit http://www.biotechworld.cjb.cc
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Genetic Engineering is that branch of Biology or life science in which the gene structure of organism is altered to suit a particular purpose. In other words, it is gene manipulation.  This branch will be very helpful to make life easier to the increasing population on earth.\nExamples 1) At present rice grain is more rich in starch and poor in proteins. By application of this method the protein content of rice can be increased.\n2) Disease resistant genes can be introduced in crop plants.\n3) Bacteria can be made to produce life saving drugs at a cheaper cost. \nThus the applications are many and varied.
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the definition of biotechnology is " the creation of useful products to make money" basically but it really is more than that.  It is a wonderful field that, if allowed to progress, is going to change the world in so many ways! Paralyzed people will walk again by research in stem cell use,  organ donors will no longer be neccessary by research in cloning human organs,  we have insulin through microbial cultivation....there's so much we can do! Clean up oil spills with microbes,  mapping the entire genetic code will help cure diseases, gene therapy....I could go on forever!
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If you are going into biomed it really helps if you have some background in human anatomy and physiology, as well as biochemistry, organic chemistry, biophysics, and the engineering disciplines as well. If you don't have the biology and chemistry courses, you will limit yourself in the number of types of jobs you can do, and somewhere along your career you will be passed-over for a promotion, and it will go to a broader-educated bio-engineer. How do I know? I just retired from medical physics which is a parallel occupation, and I worked with bio-engineers regularly.
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There is an interesting and informative essay on biotechnology in wikipedia. The web address is listed below.\n\nHere is an excerpt that may be just what you are looking for:\n\n"Green biotechnology is biotechnology applied to agricultural processes. An example is the designing of transgenic plants to grow under specific environmental conditions or in the presence (or absence) of certain agricultural chemicals. One hope is that green biotechnology might produce more environmentally friendly solutions than traditional industrial agriculture. An example of this is the engineering of a plant to express a pesticide, thereby eliminating the need for external application of pesticides. An example of this would be Bt corn. Whether or not green biotechnology products such as this are ultimately more environmentally friendly is a topic of considerable debate."\n\nThe "green revolution" is driven by a greater perceived need for foods and for ecological balance  - and that is certainly a fascinating and long-term field of study.\n\nGood luck to you, in your studies, your music, and your sports.
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Biotechnology covers a wide range of uses, but I'd say that mostly it's about manipulating cells to express genes that we want them to express.  This could be to make them produce industrial enzymes, designer agriculture, or biopharmaceuticals.  the genetic code is pretty much universal, meaning we can take a gene from one organiand put into another to acheive specific results.  Industrial enzymes can be used for anything from cleaning wastewater with special enzymes to degrade certain toxins, to making enzymes that breakdown starch into sugar for the production of ethanol for fuel, to the making of specific detergents.  With agriculture, we can transfect plants with genes that make them more resistant to diseases or vermin, or more robust and able to grow under more varied claimates, or we can make food bigger or more nutritious.  In biopharmceuticals, we address genetic disorders by creating the proteins that some people are unable to make for themselves, allowing them to lead more normal lives.
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Seriously, do both. It'll be painful to have to sit through both but trust me, you'd be in demand more than than plain engineers.\n\nBesides, with the globe going all biomed-medical hub, your expertise would be needed everywhere, and I guess it doesn't help that there are very many engineers out there already. You don't need the competition, do you?\n\nAnyway, choose what your heart says. If you really wanna do plain engineering, go ahead. After all, you're the one sitting for the course.\n\nChoose wisely and well, it's too advance but I'll still say it..HAPPY STUDYING c",)
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Biotechnology is the science of today and tomorrow. It has applications in all major service sectors of the society i.e. health, agriculture, industry, environment etc. Biotechnology as an application science has taken firm footing in countries abroad where a number of transgenic crops, genetically modified food and recombinant therapeutic molecules for human and animal health are available in the market. Biotechnology as a science of service to human society is yet to make inroads in India.\n\n\nThe scope of biotechnology in India is immense and has an estimated market of $2.5 billions, out of which 60% is in health sector, 10% in agriculture and rest in bioinformatics, genomics & others.
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1)Production of hybrid plants\n2)Study the metabolisms of plants\n3)Recombinant DNA Organisms in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, The Food Industry and Other Related Industries\n4)manufacture of somatotropins, growth hormones\n5)Production of bioreactors\n\nSee the link below for more details. Got lots of info on Biotecnology itself and its related subjects.
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Biochemical involves extracting quantities of something. Since extraction processes are not always that great (resulting in very little product for lots of input) you have to start out with greater quantities of unextracted material.
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A transgenic organism is one whose genome has been subject to artificial modification. A transgenic organism may result when foreign DNA is inserted into the nucleus of a fertilized embryo. Bacterial transformation is another example of a process that leads to a transgenic organism.\n\nScientists are always doing this to gain knowledge.
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SUB-CATEGORIES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY:\n\nRED BIOTECHNOLOGY is biotechnology applied to medical processes. Some examples are the designing of organisms to produce antibiotics, and the engineering of genetic cures to cure diseases through genomic manipulation.\n\nWHITE BIOTECHNOLOGY, also known as GREY BIOTECHNOLOGY, is biotechnology applied to industrial processes. An example is the designing of an organism to produce a useful chemical. White biotechnology tends to consume less in resources than traditional processes when used to produce industrial goods.\n\nGREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY is biotechnology applied to agricultural processes. An example is the designing of an organism to grow under specific environmental conditions or in the presence (or absence) of certain agricultural chemicals. One hope is that green biotechnology might produce more environmentally friendly solutions than traditional industrial agriculture. An example of this is the engineering of a plant to express a pesticide, thereby eliminating the need for external application of pesticides. Whether or not green biotechnology products such as this are ultimately more environmentally friendly is a topic of considerable debate.\n\nBIOINFORMATICS is an interdisciplinary field which addresses biological problems using computational techniques. The field is also often referred to as computational biology. It plays a key role in various areas like functional genomics, structural genomics, and proteomics amongst others, and forms a key component in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector.\n\nThe term BLUE BIOTECHNOLOGY has also been used to describe the marine and aquatic applications of biotechnology, but its use is relatively rare.
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unless you are going into med school or getting your PhD, you'll end up as a lab engineering making little money while the biotech sales people make 6/7 figure incomne.  the industry itself is booming and slowly converging with the electronic industry.  good understanding of electricity/computers may help you in the long run...
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I suppose it's most frequently called genetic engineering, though people who are against such procedures call it, 'playing God'.  Foods that are modified in this way are referred to as 'genetically modified' and sometimes the process is called 'genetic transformation'.
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biotech...\nmicro biology..\nbio che...
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Science deals with generation of knowledge.\nTechnology deals with application and implementation of knowledge.
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Biotechnology is a subject that involves the understanding of the physiology, functions and activities etc of various Biological entities and the use of technology in it to produce better products. \nThe main branches of bio tech are plant bio tech, animal bio tech, genetics, Environmental bio tech, Etc. Each of these branches involves the development of that particular branch with the use of technology.\nMedicines or the medical aspect of biotechnology is found in most of these courses. But the basics has to be genetics if you mean to study human disorders etc.\nBiotechnology has a good future as biotech products are now in demand. Also biotechnologists are needed in researches, Pharmaceutical companies, And various biotech companies itself.