Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to solve problems and make useful products. It has a long history but is now developing rapidly using new gene cloning, genetic engineering, and genome sequencing techniques. Biotechnology is interdisciplinary, requiring knowledge in fields like molecular biology, computer science, and engineering. There are many types of biotechnology including microbial, agricultural, animal, forensic, bioremediation, aquatic, and medical biotechnologies. Challenges for the 21st century include applying genome sequencing insights to improve healthcare through early disease detection, customized medicine, and gene therapy/stem cell technologies. The biotechnology industry offers many career opportunities in research and development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales.
Biotechnology is the science of using organic matter to develop technology. This presentation gives a general breakdown of the three branches of biotechnology that exist.
Basics of BioSafety
This lesson will define and present information on
methods used to provide biosafety in facilities
where potentially infectious agents are used.
These include:
Containment
Biological safety cabinets
Personal protection equipment
The facility as barrier
Secondary barriers
Biotechnology is the science of using organic matter to develop technology. This presentation gives a general breakdown of the three branches of biotechnology that exist.
Basics of BioSafety
This lesson will define and present information on
methods used to provide biosafety in facilities
where potentially infectious agents are used.
These include:
Containment
Biological safety cabinets
Personal protection equipment
The facility as barrier
Secondary barriers
Biotechnology and its applications
Introduction:
Biotechnology is the broad area of biology, involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use“.
Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of molecular biology, bio-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
The wide concept of "biotech" or "biotechnology" encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes, going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of the plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. Modern usage also includes genetic engineering as well as cell and tissue culture technologies.
Its Applications:
Biotechnology has applications in four major industrial areas,
Food Industry
Health and Medicine
Agriculture
Industrial And Environmental
WHAT IS GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY?
• Biotechnology can be defined as any technological application that uses biological systems , living microorganisms or derivatives , they are of to make or modify products or process for specific use.
• It is commonly known as PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY , which is applied to agricultural process produce more environmental friendly solutions , which are alternative to traditional industrial agriculture.
• It is defined as the application of biological techniques to plant with the aim of improving the nutritional quality , quantity and production economics.
• The most recent application of biotechnology in respect to this area is GENETIC MODIFICATION also known as genetic engineering , genetic manipulation , gene technology or rDNA technology.
WHO INTRODUCED?
• The first agricultural biotechnology product developed for human use was the FLAVER SAVER TOMATO , produced in the year 1987 by Calgene of Davis , C alifornia.
AIM:
• Tackle food security issues.
• Plants for fuels.
• Reduce the environmental issues.
APPLICATIONS OF GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY:
i. Plant tissue culture (also micropropagation ):
A technique to produce whole plant from a minute piece of plant like the meristem , root or even just a single cell under laboratory condition. Eg . crops produced using tissue culture include bananas , coffee etc.
ii. Plant molecular markers :
A technique uses molecular markers to select a specific plants that possess a desirable gene. Eg . IITA used this markers to obtain a cowpea resistant to beetle.
iii. Plant genetic engineering:
The selective and transfer of beneficial gene(s) from one to another to create new improved crops. Eg. Cotton , sweet potato and includes bacterial resistance in rice , cassava and banana and submergeic tolerance in rice.
iv. Biofertilizers and biopesticides :
Farmers uses this to reap more benefits and avoid the chemical pesticides having pollutants . 10% of India’s pollution is saved through the use of biofertilizers.
v. Hybridization:
Scientists exploits the fact that some offspring from the progeny of a cross between 2 known parents would be better than the parents . Eg. Hybrid corns.
BT cotton: some BT companies are using the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringenesis (BT) to produce a BT- toxin gene to splice into cotton, the toxin eats into the gut of pest
Hi all! I used different references for this. The link for pros and cons is here.
Reference for pros and cons : https://vittana.org/11-biotechnology-pros-and-cons
This presentation is all about biotechnology. It is about the basic aspects of Biotechnology and covers a lot of topics under biotechnology, recombinant DNA technology. This is specifically for the HSC students of Mumbai. I hope that it helps.
Biotechnology and its applications
Introduction:
Biotechnology is the broad area of biology, involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use“.
Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of molecular biology, bio-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
The wide concept of "biotech" or "biotechnology" encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes, going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of the plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. Modern usage also includes genetic engineering as well as cell and tissue culture technologies.
Its Applications:
Biotechnology has applications in four major industrial areas,
Food Industry
Health and Medicine
Agriculture
Industrial And Environmental
WHAT IS GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY?
• Biotechnology can be defined as any technological application that uses biological systems , living microorganisms or derivatives , they are of to make or modify products or process for specific use.
• It is commonly known as PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY , which is applied to agricultural process produce more environmental friendly solutions , which are alternative to traditional industrial agriculture.
• It is defined as the application of biological techniques to plant with the aim of improving the nutritional quality , quantity and production economics.
• The most recent application of biotechnology in respect to this area is GENETIC MODIFICATION also known as genetic engineering , genetic manipulation , gene technology or rDNA technology.
WHO INTRODUCED?
• The first agricultural biotechnology product developed for human use was the FLAVER SAVER TOMATO , produced in the year 1987 by Calgene of Davis , C alifornia.
AIM:
• Tackle food security issues.
• Plants for fuels.
• Reduce the environmental issues.
APPLICATIONS OF GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY:
i. Plant tissue culture (also micropropagation ):
A technique to produce whole plant from a minute piece of plant like the meristem , root or even just a single cell under laboratory condition. Eg . crops produced using tissue culture include bananas , coffee etc.
ii. Plant molecular markers :
A technique uses molecular markers to select a specific plants that possess a desirable gene. Eg . IITA used this markers to obtain a cowpea resistant to beetle.
iii. Plant genetic engineering:
The selective and transfer of beneficial gene(s) from one to another to create new improved crops. Eg. Cotton , sweet potato and includes bacterial resistance in rice , cassava and banana and submergeic tolerance in rice.
iv. Biofertilizers and biopesticides :
Farmers uses this to reap more benefits and avoid the chemical pesticides having pollutants . 10% of India’s pollution is saved through the use of biofertilizers.
v. Hybridization:
Scientists exploits the fact that some offspring from the progeny of a cross between 2 known parents would be better than the parents . Eg. Hybrid corns.
BT cotton: some BT companies are using the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringenesis (BT) to produce a BT- toxin gene to splice into cotton, the toxin eats into the gut of pest
Hi all! I used different references for this. The link for pros and cons is here.
Reference for pros and cons : https://vittana.org/11-biotechnology-pros-and-cons
This presentation is all about biotechnology. It is about the basic aspects of Biotechnology and covers a lot of topics under biotechnology, recombinant DNA technology. This is specifically for the HSC students of Mumbai. I hope that it helps.
Producing proteins or other metabolites useful to business or medicine in plants that are typically used in agriculture is known as molecular farming.
The practise of using plants to create recombinant protein products is known as molecular farming. The technology is now older than 30 years. The initial promise of molecular farming was predicated on three anticipated benefits: the low cost of plant cultivation, the enormous scalability of agricultural output, and the intrinsic safety of plants as hosts for the synthesis of medicines. As a result, a tonne of studies were published in which various proteins were expressed in various plant-based systems, and several businesses were established in an effort to commercialise the novel technology. For businesses making proteins for non-pharmaceutical uses, there was a modicum of success, but in the pharmaceutical industry, the hopes sparked by early, promising research were quickly dashed by the hard facts of industrial pragmatism.
This presentation covers the discussion of Biotechnology. Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
3. What is Biotechnology? Standard Definition: technology that uses living organisms (or their products) for human or environmental benefit, to make a product, or to solve a problem
4. Biotechnology has a long history Humans have been using organisms for benefits for centuries Examples: Domestication of animals Fermentation: some yeast break down sugars and produce alcohol/CO2 Selective breeding of plants/animals Gene cloning Genetic engineering & recombinant DNA technology Human Genome Project Human Proteome Project
5. Biotechnology is an Interdisciplinary Industry Biotech companies are always looking for people with training in: Molecular biology Computer science Mathematics Engineering Philosophy Economics Bioinformatics: application of computer science to study DNA & protein data Etc.
6. What Types of Biotechnology are There? Your subtopic goes here
7. Microbial Biotechnology Photo Courtesy of ASM MicrobeLibray Yeast used for fermentation Bacterially-derived components can: Help leach oil & minerals from the soil to increase mining efficiency Decontaminate industrial waste Genetically-engineered bacteria can: Produce batch amounts of medically important proteins like insulin & HGH
8. Agricultural Biotechnology Photo Courtesy of Panda.org Plants can be genetically engineered to become resistant to: Pests Severe weather Molecular pharming: use of plants as sources of pharmaceutical products Produce with new characteristics, such as enhanced flavor or vitamin content, can be developed via genetic engineering
9. Animal Biotechnology Photos Courtesy of the Roslin Institute & the University of Arizona Animals can be used as sources of antibodies for therapeutic or research purposes Transgenic animals can produce various therapeutic protens in body fluids (e.g., milk) Knock-outexperiments reveal information concerning gene function Animal cloning has been carried out and is controversial
10. Forensic Biotechnology Picture Courtesy of Santa Monica College DNA fingerprinting is a powerful technique for gathering evidence concerning crime scenes, paternity cases, and genetic research
11. Bioremediation Picture Courtesy of Alken-Murray Corp. Bioremediation: use of biotech to process & degrade substances that pose environmental threats Example: genetically-engineered bacteria broke down components in crude oil and cleaned up areas affected by Exxon Valdez oil spill (Prince William Sound, Alaska)
13. Aquatic Biotechnology Photos Courtesy of The Marine ScienceInstitute Aquaculture can be used to replenish endangered and over-harvested species (giant clams, sea urchins…) Genetically-engineered oysters Disease-resistant strains which resist salmon-infecting viruses Vaccines against such viruses Transgenic fish w/enhanced GH production Aquatic extremophile gene products
15. Regulatory Biotechnology Quality Assurance (QA) - All activities involved in regulating the final quality of a product Quality Control (QC) - lab testing and monitoring of production processes to ensure consistent product standards (part of QA)
17. What to do with the HGP? We now know that humans have ~20,000-30,000 genes Genomics provides insights into the function/regulation of genes, how genes direct cell activities, & how altered genes function in disease Proteomics will be the next logical frontier Comparative genomics will give insight into evolution & taxonomy
18. How might we benefit from the HGP? Early detection & diagnosis of genetic abnormalities Customized drug regiments for individual genomes Application of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and correlation with disease states DNA microarray (gene chip) – contains thousands of gene sequences; can be used to ID SNPs in particular patients Pharmacogenomics = “customizable medicine” for both an individual’s physiology & specific types of tumors Gene therapy – the replacement or augmentation of a defective gene Stem cell technologies & regenerative medicine – work is progressing with both ES cells and AS cells
20. Research & Development (R&D) Laboratory technicians – clean & maintain scientific equipment & lab inventory – A.S., B.A., B.S. Degrees Research assistants/associates – carry out experiments under supervision of senior scientists – B.S. or M.S. Senior Scientists – manage large scientific projects – Ph.D. & post- doctoral experience
21. Manufacturing & Production Job details are typically company- or product-specific Entry-level jobs are plentiful Supervisory/management jobs usually require B.S./M.S. in a science and several years of experience Engineers are highly sought after by biotech manufacturing and production companies
22. Marketing & Sales Academic training in both science and business are ideal Sales reps work with medical personnel to promote their company’s products Marketing specialists develop advertising campaigns and promotional material