Overview of Biotechnology Agri-science Mr. Bailey

Introduction The management of biological systems for the benefit of humanity It is used in molecular biology genetics An example seen in the news recently is cloning

What is DNA? Hereditary information for organisms stored in chromosomes

Activity Time You are going to become Biotech Scientist!!!!! Your job is to extract the DNA in order to see which chromosomes we need to keep or change. Refer to the handout for directions.

What is Biotechnology? Management of biological systems for the benefit of humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcG9q9cPqm4

What are some uses of biotechnology in plant and animal science? Plant Science Cloning Genetic engineering Cloning Herbicides Developing a plant that can withstand the herbicide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiuAC0U9VxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVIznPgdQSM

Historical uses of biotechnology Earliest used to make cheese and wine Highly spoilable foods can now be kept for long periods of time thanks to certain bacteria Arabs were the first to use artificial insemination. They would sneak into enemy camps and collect the semen of stallions

How does biotechnology increase production? Developing and using new forms of plants and animals Modifying to improve their life processes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNRjvmhBRzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEiDbtNngmM

How does biotechnology increase production? Improving the quality of food Tomato pickers pick tomatoes that are green so that as the tomatoes travel to stores they ripen along the way.

Exit Slip List three ways that biotechnology has increased production in animal and plant science.