Biotechnology has a lot of applications and I will talk about
antibiotics and vaccine in the field of Medicine. At its simplest, biotechnology is technology based on biology - biotechnology harnesses cellular and bio-molecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet. Antibiotics are biotechnological products that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacteria. They are naturally produced by microorganisms, such as fungi, to attain an advantage over bacterial populations. Many antibacterial compounds are classified on the basis of their chemical or biosynthetic origin into natural, semi synthetic, and synthetic. Another classification system is based on biological activity. In this classification, antibiotics are divided into two broad groups according to their biological effect on microorganisms: bactericidal agents kill bacteria, and bacteriostatic agents slow down or stall bacterial growth. But sometimes too much antibiotics may also cause liver damage. A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. Vaccination is different from giving medicine to an unwell child to make them better. Others dont like vaccines and sometime they would just say leave it to nature. However, deciding not to vaccinate your child puts them at risk of catching a range of potentially serious, even fatal, diseases. In reality, having a vaccination is much safer than not having one. They're not 100% effective in every child, but they're the best defence against the epidemics that used to kill or permanently disable millions of children and adults. But still it has side effects. Most common side effects are to have redness or swelling around the injection site, but this soon goes away. Younger children or
babies may be a bit irritable or unwell, or have a
slight temperature. And this usually goes away within one or two days. In much rarer cases, some people have an allergic reaction soon after a vaccination. This is usually a rash or itching that affects part or all of the body.