Science has made great progress in many fields of action. One of those fields that has been highlighted is biotechnology, which includes food and vaccines. Your applications have helped improve the world.
Biotechnology
RobotiX biotechnology company and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Katriona Guthrie-Honea, said: "It is important to know the technological advances in human and animal biology, since they are the way to generate ecological, sustainable and renewable products in favor of human development. "
Here are the five prodigious advances in biotechnology:
Food transformation Products such as bread, yogurt or cheese are made for millennia with the help of different microorganisms. Today we continue to use these methods, but on a larger scale and with greater efficiency, which demonstrates the great utility of biotechnology in our lives.
Vaccines In the beginning, they were obtained from animal samples; Nowadays most of it is elaborated in a synthetic way to be injected. At present, tests are also being carried out to manufacture edible vaccines that, when ingested, release the agents that protect us against certain diseases. In addition to avoiding perforations, these vaccines can have other advantages, such as a lower price and simpler transport and storage, since they do not need refrigeration.
Ecological materials. Many products that we use every day are made with non-renewable resources, which are also highly polluting. To solve this problem, ecologically correct materials are being developed, which are also made with renewable resources, such as plastics obtained from
Vegetal fibers. The textile industry uses enzymes in several of its processes, which means that the byproducts obtained from them are more friendly to the environment and that their waste can be reused.
Water treatment. It is a fact that every day entire bodies of water are contaminated throughout the world. To solve this problem, processes such as bioremediation were developed, which consists of introducing specific microorganisms in bodies of water and defined areas.
The cultures of microorganisms feed and eliminate the residues that contaminate the water and, gradually, clean the area in which they are.
In Europe, different companies have already undertaken this process to rescue the River Thames and the Seine River, with very favorable results that have given a second view of these emblematic rivers.
Transgenic cultures. Some people have a misconception about GM foods, because they believe that it is "artificial" or negative food in some way. The word refers to its genetic constitution has been modified, which is a process that humans make from the invention of agriculture, where they selected the best fruits and vegetables to continue cultivating them, in a selection process that continues up to our days.
Biotechnology allows for crops such as golden rice, a grain fortified with vitamin A that helps many populations with food shortages, as it helps fight malnutrition.
In general, transgenic crops are developed to obtain foods that are more resistant to pests, are better nutritionally and have a minor impact on the environment through their cultivation.
