Topic 12 Biotechnology for One Health

According to the UN, Biotechnology is…

"Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use“

– UN

However, biotechnology also includes:

1. Bioinformatics

2. Blue biotechnology

   Deals with marine and aquatic applications

3. Green biotechnology

   Deals with agricultural processes

4. Red biotechnology

   Deals with medical processes

5. White biotechnology

   Deals with industrial processes.

Genetic engineering is the development of plants and / or animals with altered genetic material - altered in a way that is unlikely to occur naturally via mutation or recombination events.