Archive for April 16th, 2011

The origins of biotechnology

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Biotechnology began with zymotechnology, which is concerned with different brewing techniques used to brew beer. However, biotechnology has historically been associated with the concern of foods dealing with problems like malnutrition and famine. Generic engineering brought biotechnology to the front of science resulting in it being more acceptable to the public and various areas of [...]