What is Biotechnology?

What is biotechnology? What does a career in biotechnology entail?

It is a research oriented subject, and also a combination of Biology and Technology.

It covers a wide range of subjects like:

• Genetics
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Immunology
• Virology
• Chemistry
• Engineering
• Health and Medicine
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry
• Cropping System
• Crop Management
• Ecology
• Cell biology
• Soil Science
• Soil conservation
• Bio statistics
• Seed Technology

This field has a variety of applications. The introduction of biotechnology in the field of animal husbandry has improved animal breeding. It has also led to an improvement in quality of seed, insecticides and fertilizers.