| BIOTECHNOLOGY is one of the most important | | | | totipotent plant cell into plant clones under |
| applied interdisciplinary sciences of the 21st | | | | controlled atmospheric conditions. The totipotent |
| century. It is the trusted area that enables us to | | | | animal stem cell is being used for skin culture at |
| find the beneficial way of life. It was given BT | | | | AIIMS, New Delhi. |
| (Biotechnology) for Bharat tomorrow, but the | | | | PROFESSIONL COURSES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| tomorrow has come and is now called as Bharat | | | | Postgraduate courses available in India are: M.Sc. |
| Today. This science has an invaluable outcome like | | | | Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal |
| transgenic varieties of plants e.g. transgenic cotton | | | | Biotechnology, Marine Biotechnology, Medical |
| (BT-cotton), rice, tomato, tobacco, cauliflower, | | | | Biotechnology, MBA Biotechnology and Biomedical |
| potato & banana. The animals like cow, buffalo, | | | | Engineering. A person willing to join the courses in |
| sheep (Dolly) etc are the transgenic outputs. It is | | | | biotechnology must have the background of |
| the science by which, “One can play with | | | | biological sciences. |
| gene and dances with the protein.” | | | | CAREER PROSPECTS |
| Biotechnology has wide applications in various | | | | Biotechnology offers excellent prospects |
| sectors like agriculture, medicine, environment and | | | | particularly in the area of medicine and agriculture. |
| commercial industries. The development of | | | | The qualified students are employed in leading |
| transgenics as pesticide resistant, stress resistant | | | | businesses, pharmaceutical companies, chemical |
| and disease resistant varieties of agricultural crops | | | | industries, bioprocess industries, agriculture based |
| is the immense outcome of biotechnology, | | | | industries and in research. The research institutes |
| whereas the synthesis of human insulin & blood | | | | for biotechnologists are NIV ( National Institute of |
| protein in E.coli is the quantum jump of | | | | Virology, Pune ), NARI ( National Aids Research |
| biotechnology. The synthesis of vaccines, | | | | Institute, Pune ), NCSC ( National Cell Science |
| enzymes, antibiotics, dairy products and | | | | Centre , Pune ) , Serum Institute , Pune; Haffkins |
| beverages are the products of biotech industries. | | | | institute of toxicology, Mumbai; NEERI ( National |
| Biochip based biological computer is the success of | | | | Environmental Engineering and Research Institute, |
| biotechnology. | | | | Nagpur ), CICR (Centre Institute for Cotton |
| Genetic engineering and Tissue culture are the | | | | Research , Nagpur), CCRI (Central Citrus |
| important areas of biotechnology. Genetic | | | | Research Institute , Nagpur), esteemed |
| engineering involves genetic manipulation and | | | | universities, institutes located in India & through |
| tissue culture involves aseptic cultivation of | | | | out the world. |