What is Modern Biotechnology?
Biotechnology has been used for thousands of years in the form of traditional fermentation techniques in the production of products such as cheese, bread or beer; as well as in traditional animal and plant breeding techniques to create better animals and crops. Tissue culture and micro-propagation are other forms of biotechnology.

The difference with modern biotechnology is that researchers can now take a single gene from a plant or animal cell and insert it in another plant or animal cell to give a desired characteristic, such as a plant that is resistant to a specific pest or disease. These products of modern biotechnology are often referred to as living modified organisms (LMOs) or Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). LMO/GMO is therefore any living organism.....more

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