Introduction — Chapter Summary

Biotechnology means using living cells and/or

Biotechnology means using living cells and/or biological molecules to produce useful products. It combines biological systems with technical methods t

Early biotechnology included domestication of animals

Early biotechnology included domestication of animals, selective breeding of plants and animals, and fermentation for bread, cheese, wine, beer, curd,

Fermentation is a microbial process

Fermentation is a microbial process in which enzymatically controlled conversion of organic compounds occurs. Louis Pasteur showed that yeast and othe

Robert Hooke observed cork in 1665

Robert Hooke observed cork in 1665 and named the small rectangular structures cellulae. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek saw living organisms in pond water in

Gregor Mendel began studies on heredity

Gregor Mendel began studies on heredity in 1857. Johann Friedrich Miescher isolated nuclein from white blood cells in 1869. Walter Flemming described