1. Objective 10.02 Discuss the value of agricultural biotechnology applications related to the food, fiber, and natural resource systems.

2. Applications of Biotechnology in AgriScience One application of DNA matching is identifying parents of offsprings Genetic engineering was discovered by scientists in the early 1980s and was a breakthrough in modifying genetic makeup. Genetic engineering is the movement of genetic information in the form of genes from one cell to another.

3. Products of Genetic Engineering Insulin: one of the first commercial products of genetic engineering –Chemical used by people with diabetes –Produced by genetically engineering E.coli bacteria

4. Products of Genetic Engineering Herbicide resistant crops are a product of genetic engineering

5. Products of Genetic Engineering BST (Bovine somatotrapin): increases milk production in dairy cattle –Result of genetic engineering

6. Products of Genetic Engineering Lee-minus: a bacteria that was genetically altered to retard frost formation on plant leaves

7. Products of Genetic Engineering Other bacteria strains are under development to convert solid waste from humans and livestock into sugar and fuel