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Question
Write the things in day-to-day life made by biotechnology.
Solution
Some products produced through biotechnology used in day-to-day life are as follows:
- Agricultural produce like rice, wheat, cotton, etc., grown using hybrid seeds, tissue culture or genetic modification.
- Animal products like wool, milk, meat, etc., that are produced by improved breeds of animals.
- Biotechnological products like vaccines, insulin, antibiotics, interferons are used to treat diseases, whereas, other biotechnological techniques can be used for early diagnosis of diseases.
- Industrial products like alcohol produced by fermentation of sugar molasses by transgenic yeast.
- Food items such as bread, idli, cheese, wine, beer, yoghurt and vinegar are produced using microbial biotechnology.
- Milk and milk products manufactured as a part of the white revolution by employing biotechnology.
- Fish and fishery products reared on a large scale using biotechnology.
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