Biotechnology

• Biotechnology is the use of biological processes to develop or make products.
• Biotechnology includes:

  • genetic modification has the potential to provide more food and more nutritious food
  • growing microorganisms, like mycoprotein from fungus for meat substitutes
• Mycoprotein:

  • aerobic conditions for fungal cells
  • glucose syrup added
  • fusarium is harvested and purified