1. (BIT-110) Lecture 1# Introduction Dr. Shah Rukh Abbas

2. What is Biotechnology CLASSIC: The word "biotechnology" was first used in 1917 to describe processes using living organisms to make a product or run a process, such as industrial fermentations. (Robert Bud, The Uses of Life: A History of Biotechnology)Robert Bud, The Uses of Life: A History of Biotechnology Modern definition: “ the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of material by biological agents to provide goods and services.”

3. Time line- evolution of the revolutiuon

4. Tools for biotechnology Same genetic language : DNA

5. Cornerstone of biotechnology

6. Genetic engineering: Recombinant DNA technology

7. Human growth hormone treats stunted growth Gene for pest resistance inserted into plants Gene used to alter bacteria for cleaning up toxic waste Protein dissolves blood clots in heart attack therapy Basic research and various applications Basic research on protein Basic research on gene Applications of biotechnology

8. 1. Basic Biotechnology by Colin Ratledge (Editor), Bjorn Kristiansen, Paperback, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001 2. Gene Cloning: An introduction, T.A. Brown, 1995 3. Biotechnology for beginners, Reinhard Renneberg, Arnold L. Demain – 2008 4. Molecular Biotechnology, Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA technology by Bernard. R. Glick,-4 th edition Reading List