Biotechnology

Biotechnology uses living organisms and their processes to make useful products. Modern techniques can grow large quantities of microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria, under controlled conditions. Genetic modification offers another approach: changing an organism's DNA so that it has a useful characteristic.

Biotechnology uses living organisms or biological processes to make useful products. In food production, it offers ways to increase the amount of food available or change its nutritional value. This OCR learning outcome is assessed at Higher Tier.

Biotechnology uses organisms, cells or biological processes to produce useful products. The categories can overlap: a genetically modified crop is a biotechnological product used in agriculture.