What is Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products
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Biotechnology products include therapeutics like insulin and growth factors, vaccines, cancer drugs, enzymes found in detergents and to produce apple juice, cheese and high fructose corn syrup, biodegradable plastic and genetically modified organisms like Golden Rice (high in vitamin A), frost resistant tomatoes, pest resistant corn and spider silk produced in goat milk
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Biotechnology is the fastest growing industry sector in the Bay Area
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