Applied Microbiology and Beneficial Microbes

Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Biotechnology makes use of living organisms to develop and make new products. It overlaps the fields of biomedical engineering, bio engineering, molecular engineering, bio manufacturing, genomics, recombinant gene techniques,  applied immunology, diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical therapies. It also includes making modifications in genes of a living organism according to human needs. Thus it also encompasses the fields of genetic engineering and tissue culture.

Biochemistry is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms. It is a laboratory based science that brings together biology and chemistry. By using chemical knowledge and techniques, biochemists can understand and solve biological problems.