Biotech Applied
Biotech Applied looks at the practical applications of biotechnology
- from the cultivation of plant hybrids to the breeding of mice specifically
designed as research instruments. It is a new world of possibilities, in
which a spark of imagination one day can become the life-saving reality
of the next. Biotech Applied reviews the roles biotechnology has played
in the fields of medicine, fuels, farms, forensics,
food and the environment with some fun tips for introducing
technology in the classroom.
A Revolution in Medicine
Biomining and Manufacturing
Biotechnology in Action - Virtual Tours
Farms in the 21st Century
Forensics
Getting Food to the Table
Projects Around the Planet
Replenishing the Environment
Tips for Introducing Biotechnology into the Classroom
Excerpts from UCSF's 1992 symposium on biotechnology.
Three of the many topics presented at this important and informative
symposium are available in About Biotech: Bioethics DNA on the Witness Stand , Biotech Applied Green Genes and Biotech Chronicles From Corned Beef to Cloning
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