Areas of Biotech

Animal feed products enhanced with proteins to boost nutrition and control diseases.

• Agricultural

• Environmental

• Consumer Goods

• Medical

Contact lens cleaner with enzymes that break down proteins that build-up on lenses.

• Agricultural

• Environmental

• Consumer Goods

• Medical

The Human Genome Project.

• Agricultural
• Environmental 
• Consumer Goods
• Medical 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Microbes capable of cleaning up gas spills a gas stations. 

• Agricultural
• Environmental 
• Consumer Goods
• Medical 

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Using to microbes to clean up waste water before it enters streams and lakes.

• Agricultural

• Environmental

• Consumer Goods

• Medical

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Lactaid milk Lactaid milk products made using the enzyme lactase. 

• Agricultural
• Environmental 
• Consumer Goods
• Medical 

Corn with a BT gene that protects it from pests like the corn ear worm. 

• Agricultural
• Environmental 
• Consumer Goods
• Medical 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Using methane-producing bacteria to heat homes in third-world countries.

• Agricultural

• Environmental

• Consumer Goods

• Medical

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Laundry detergent that is more effective because of the addition of enzymes to their active ingredients.

• Agricultural

• Environmental

• Consumer Goods

• Medical

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Using amino acids from microbes to make Equal sweetener.

• Agricultural

• Environmental

• Consumer Goods

• Medical

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6