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1 Answers for "What products have been generated using biotechnology?"
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- Biotechnology, combined with advances in
scientific understanding, has yielded new medicines for certain human
diseases and health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, arthritis, obesity, and AIDS.
- Improved pharmaceuticals and vaccines for both people and animals are being produced using modern biotechnology.
- Agricultural
products produced through biotechnology include: insect and herbicide
resistant crops; plants that are able to withstand environmental
stresses such as heat, cold, drought, and high salt concentration; and
fruits and vegetables with delayed ripening characteristics and
enhanced nutritional properties.
- Enzymes produced by biotechnology are currently used in
many diverse applications including: detergents, textile manufacturing,
paper production, leather processing, food processing, and in contact
lens and denture cleaning solutions.
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