Pioneers of Biotechnology

First to observe cells in cork

• Robert Hooke

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolf Virchow

He was credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

• Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

• Theodor Schwann

He is the father of Genetics

• William Bateson

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watsons

• Francis Crick

A French Chemist who developed the process pasteurization.

• Martinus Beijerinck

• Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Koch

• Louis Pasteur

The 3-dimensional double helix structure of DNA, correctly elucidated by?

• Rosalind Franklin

• James Watson and Francis Crick

• Maurice Wilkins

• Gregor Mendel

Who first developed recombinant DNA technology?

• Paul Berg

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Hooke

• Louis Pasteur

Biotechnology in the Philippines is so important that a new biotechnology center is being built to support the Philippine Department of Agriculture

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Is the science of the controlled application of biological agents for beneficial use.

• Biology

• Entrepreneurship

• Biotechnology

• Agriculture

The following are examples of biotechnology, EXCEPT:

• DNA Fingerprinting

• Cloning

• Transfer of gene from parent to offspring

• Stem Cell Technology

Biotechnology provides opportunities for researchers to improve plant growth, development, and yield by providing for the basic needs of the plant.

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