The HaloEd ProjectA web site dedicated to biotechnology education |
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Biotechnology Biotechnology is “The application of
science and engineering to the direct or indirect use of living organisms, or
parts or products of living organisms, in their natural or modified forms.” Another term for biotechnology is “Transgenics”, referring to the transfer of beneficial
genetics traits from one species to another to enhance or protect that an
organism. Often this is done at the
industrial level to produce food, drugs, or other products. Biotechnology has been done throughout history. Halobacteria
have numerous biotechnological applications including in: 1. 1. Design
of new antibiotics. 2. 2. Production
of recombinant gas vesicles for separation, antigen presentation and vaccine
development. 3. 3. Large-scale
production (in settings such as salterns) of biopolymers, novel enzymes
and proteins. 4. 4. Genetic
engineering of plants to increase their salt tolerance. 5. 5. Development
of stable enzymes for
catalysis (including those which may be active in organic solvents). 6. 6. Use
of proteases for oriental fish and
soy sauces. 7. 7. Development
of purple membrane films for holography bio-computer chips. 8. 8. Extraction
of carotene for use as food supplements or food coloring 9. 9. Use
of metabolic pathways for clean up of polluted hypersaline brines. 10. 10. Use of lipases for detergents. |
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