Welcome to Genetic Biotechnologies.
 Genetic Biotechnologies deals with information about life science at the intersection of genetics and biotechnology. Actually, genetics can be thought of as a subset of biotechnology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine.
Biotechnology is the use of living things to create useful tools and products. It has been around for centuries in baking bread, brewing beer and wine, making cheese and compost.
Modern genetic biotechnology has emerged as the result of the discovery of the structure of DNA - which is the basis for life and reproduction.
The structure of the DNA was discovered by two scientists called Watson and Crick 50 years ago. All living things share this DNA structure which is the genetic recipe that makes us who we are. Watson and Crick's discovery revealed how characteristics, such as the colour of our eyes, our athletic ability, and some diseases, are passed on from generation to generation. This led to an explosion of genetic research and the development of many new technologies, including modern genetic biotechnology.
During the last decade of the 20th century, biotechnology companies commercialized the first generation of genetically engineered crops. These companies focused on corn, soybeans, and cotton - and altered these crops in order to control insects and weeds. The US farms planted millions of acres of these engineered crops. And because corn and soy are widely used in food processing, small amounts of engineered ingredients show up in a majority of today's processed food products.
Besides the plant kingdom, genetic biotechnologies also applies to the animal kingdom. In fact, the 21st century is slated to be the century of biotechnology - where we as humans gain the knowledge to not only change ourselves, but all other life forms on the planet based on DNA.
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