Types of Conventional and Modern Biotechnology

Types of biotechnology itself originated from the field of biological sciences. In everyday life we may already not familiar if heard a word of biotechnology. 

However, not much is known about biotechnology, does it mean that biotechnology? 

Biotechnology has the sense i.e. the application of the principles in the field of science such as biology, biochemistry, and also engineering in the process of doing a materials processing by means of utilizing the various bodies of the living and the its components in order to create among other goods and services.

When we see from the above sense, means all the products and services that has its origins from the remains of life and its components are created from a process application in the engineering field of biological sciences, biochemistry, and also engineering a product services and biotechnology.

What about foods such as yogurt, are both included in the categories of products of biotechnology? If you look back from the notion of biotechnology itself, some product results from a living body of yore have been developed in the past hundreds of years ago, such as yogurt, are the result of biotechnology products.

Until this time you may already be a part of one of the consumer food biotechnology products are the result of making this simple. Various types of beverages are still traditional, such as alcohol and also wine, it turns out the manufacturing process made using biotechnology in a simple process.

In ancient times, our ancestors, could find a simple technology, apparently accidentally. Furthermore this technique passed down from one generation to the next.

Types Of Biotechnology

On its own, biotechnology is generally divided into two types, namely:

1. Conventional Biotechnology
In conventional wear some biotechnology fields of application, the application of the science of biology, biochemistry, and an engineering limited. On conventional types of biotechnology process not yet wear a molecular engineering techniques which have complicated level, structured and purposeful.

Despite wearing a technique of Molecular Engineering, then surely the used fabrications have not everything can be controlled well. Conventional biotechnology also wore the remains of life that exist in natural surroundings.

2. Modern Biotechnology
If on modern biotechnology is already wearing a technique of engineering with a degree of complicated, structured and focused so that the end result can be done with good control. The technique used is currently conducting a process of genetic manipulation by using the remains of a structured and purposeful life so that the result will be in accordance with the wish. In the process of the development of modern biotechnology has always used the structure of DNA.

The techniques used in modern biotechnology is a technique of manipulation of genetic material such as DNA that is carried out in vitro. The notion of in vitro is a process from biology that could take place at the experimental situation that occurs outside the cell or outside of the organism, such as for example in a test tube.

On these techniques generally known as recombinant DNA techniques or techniques of genetic engineering. Researchers and scientists could do redirect against molecules of DNA, which comes from the remains of other lives that surely will be a different set of DNA molecules which have the nature of a recombinant. Now genetic engineering is becoming the main things from modern biotechnology.

Example Of Biotechnology

The products and services result from biotechnology turned out to be very beneficial to the survival of living things, especially on human beings. As an example, in ancient times if need 1 cc hormone insulin to diabetics, it takes roughly nine pig stomach for squeezed.

However, with the presence of technology which is able to transfer the DNA, the DNA fragments are then produces insulin hormones will be done on the grafting process plasmids so that it can participate in a process of bacterial cells and metabolism finally be able to produce the hormone insulin is still dirty. By using a technique of purification, it will be retrieved hormone insulin which can then be easily given to the sufferer. In addition to the hormone insulin, many more result from biotechnology to human life today. Let us refer to the following description.

Here are some examples of biotechnology:

1. Biotechnology in Food Processing
In the everyday life of our activity, indeed all of us always have relation with the presence of biotechnology. Of the various kinds of foods or drinks that we consume every day, that is the portion of the products of biotechnology. Such as tape, bread, cheese, and yogurt is also a wide range of products of biotechnology that we often consume at any time. The following sample food and drink the results of biotechnology:

Yogurt
Yogurt is known as a result of the fermentation beverage drink milk with bacteria like Lactobacillus bulgaricus Lactobacillus and substilis. This bacteria is very beneficial in the process degrades the protein contained in milk so it could be the lactic acid.

This process is usually referred to by the process of lactic acid fermentation and process will produce a drink called yogurt. Yoghurt can now be enjoyed by various circles in the society because it is already circulating in shops, markets and of course also the supermarket. Price is not expensive and affordable enough to be able to enjoy them with your family at home.

Cheese
Cheese is one example of the biotechnology product proceeds from a very well known by the people of Indonesia because of the delicious. The cheese itself could be generated because of the help given by the bacteria in the milk. These bacteria are called with lactic acid bacteria or bacteria Lactobacillus. These bacteria have a role in changing the lactose into lactic acid, then can also make milk becoming lumpy.

For the cheese making process, then State a pH (acidity level) should be low. This situation will easily make the milk becomes thickened and made the protein contained in milk will turn into curd. When this process takes place, it should be assisted by using additional i.e. the enzyme renin

The enzyme renin itself can be produced with the techniques of genetic engineering. The addition of salt can do, when the milk has been transformed into curd. The salt acts to preserve and add flavor.

Then be added to the bacteria commonly referred to with the bacteria dykes. These bacteria play a role in the process of breaking down proteins and fats are also contained on the cheese. To make the time shorter, then in the production of cheese can be done the addition of bacterial enzymes as dykes against itself.

2. Biotechnology in the health field
Biotechnology in the field of health, have long been in use. As an example, in the process of making antibiotics. Biotechnology also has a role in other health fields, as well as on the process of making the hormone and also the process of making a baby tubes. Following is the result of biotechnology in the field of health:

Antibiotics
Antibiotics alone is a compound that can be created from certain microorganisms help. Functions in an attempt to hinder the process of growing flowers and kills germs that cause disease. Antibiotics found first is antibiotics results from fungus Penicillium notatum. Penicillin is useful to fight against infections caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus.

While the other antibiotic that is often used is derived from the genus Streptomyces. This group belongs to the antibiotics Streptomycin and Tetracycline too. These proved to be very powerful antibiotics in an attempt to fight off bacteria Tubercullocis.

Hormones
Often problems occur in hormone because it is caused by certain diseases in humans. As an example, the disease diabetes mellitus which in everyday life often known as diabetes. The hormone insulin shortage of its victims and causes sugar levels in the blood become very high. The bacteria Escherichia coli can help production in the artificial hormone insulin is a product of biotechnology.

The conclusion that can be taken in the presence of biotechnology, it is helping humans in everyday life in various areas such as fields of food, health and more. Up here the first Yes this time article that discusses about the types of biotechnology. May be useful and thank you.