History of Biotech
This ancient process was used to make bread, beer, yogurt, and cheese.
What is fermentation?
This branch focuses on improving human health.
What is red biotechnology?
Using bacteria or yeast to make foods like yogurt or bread.
What is fermentation?
This agency ensures food safety in the U.S.
FDA
This animal became famous as the first cloned mammal.
What is Dolly the sheep?
He discovered the laws of inheritance using pea plants.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This branch enhances crops and food production.
What is green biotechnology?
Fixing or replacing broken genes in the body.
What is gene therapy?
This agency regulates plants and animals in biotech.
What is APHIS?
This type of gene therapy happens directly inside the body.
What is in vivo?
This scientist proved microorganisms are responsible for fermentation.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This branch uses bacteria and enzymes to replace chemical manufacturing.
What is white biotechnology?
Special lab-made proteins that help fight diseases.
What are monoclonal antibodies?
This agency regulates pesticides and environmental safety.
What is the EPA?
Medical treatments designed based on a person’s genetic information.
What is precision medicine?
This 1973 breakthrough allowed scientists to combine DNA from different species.
What is recombinant DNA (first GMO creation)?
This branch applies biotechnology specifically to marine organisms.
What is blue biotechnology?
Crops that are changed to resist pests or grow better.
What are genetically modified (GM) crops?
This rule updated U.S. biotech regulations under APHIS.
What is the SECURE Rule?
This was the first biotech drug made using genetic engineering and helps people with diabetes.
What is synthetic insulin?
This 2012 gene-editing breakthrough raised major ethical concerns due to its precision.
What is CRISPR-Cas9?
This branch combines biology with computer science to analyze genetic data.
What is gold biotechnology?
A modern tool that lets scientists edit DNA very precisely.
What is CRISPR?
This framework evaluates biotech products based on impact, not how they are made.
What is the Coordinated Framework for Biotechnology?
This process uses organisms to clean up pollution like oil spills.
What is bioremediation?