BIOTECHNOLOGY – An era of Technological Magnificence

Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary technological arena of scientific manifestations which has revolutionalized the world and set a million minds to think, create, reason and to apply their skills towards the development of a socio-economic society. In a purely scientific explanation the word biotechnology encompasses the use of cellular and molecular basis of life for the development of higher forms of life of ex-humans.

This challenging field of science has not emerged overnight, it has been existing in our society since the pre-medial times, and an illustration to substantiate this statement is the use of the exist alcohol derived from the fermentation of yeast, a unicellular micro-organism/ Fermentation technologies have been the basis of biotechnological advancement and development of commercially and therapeutically products. The use of genetically engineered micro-originations such as bacillus, saccharomyces cerevesiae, Aspergillus etc. are just few classes which have been modified by DNA Technology using restriction enzymes, by insertion and deletion of genes sequences to produce important products like antibiotics such as penicillin, drugs on large scales through culture practices.

Biotechnology comprises the basic elements of all fields of science including Microbiology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Genetic Engineering, Zoology, Botany, Genetics and Immunology which contribute significantly in addition to technology it gives rise to a completely new, wholesome branch establishing a common league for worldwide development.

Many biotechnological companies and research institutes have been established in India which caters to the need of sophisticated technologies in institutions, research labs, related companies, etc. Bangalore is the biotech hub of India and has 128 leading biotech companies and many more in the way of this field but its contributions significantly outweighs them. Biotech has thus truly established itself a pioneer in the world of scientific research development and business management.