What is the difference between traditional biotechnology and modern biotechnology? (With examples if possible)
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Traditional biotechnology is the use of natural organisms by humans to create or modify foods or other useful products.
eg. Breeding animals & crops, and using microorganisms to make cheese, yogurt, wine,beer,etc.
Modern biotechnology is a term adopted by international convention to refer to biotechnological techniques for the manipulation of genetic material and the fusion of cells beyond normal breeding barriers.
eg.Domesticating plants and animals and then selectively breeding them for specific characteristics.
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The discovery that genes are made up of DNA and can be isolated, copied and manipulated has led to a new era of modern biotechnology. New Zealand has many applications for modern biotechnologies.
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