8 Types of Biotechnology Explained

Introduction to Biotechnology00:00:00

Biotechnology integrates biology and technology to modify genetic material in plants and animals to address global challenges like food insecurity and climate change.

Medical and Industrial Applications00:00:40

Red biotech focuses on medicine and organ development, while white/gray biotech utilizes living cells and enzymes for industrial processes and sustainable biofuel production.

Agriculture, Bioinformatics, and Marine Tech00:00:58

Green biotech improves sustainable agriculture, gold biotech (bioinformatics) manages biological data, and blue biotech leverages aquatic biomass for fuel and medicine.

Food, Ethics, and Risks00:01:38

Yellow biotech covers food production like fermentation, violet biotech handles legal and ethical standards, and dark biotech addresses the dangerous use of technology for warfare.