We'll share some of your ideas with the rest of the group. You will have about 10 minutes to develop your problem statement and hypothesis. Think creatively, have some fun dreaming up your ideas. Point out their good ideas and how they used living organisms to modify or make a new, improved product. The two words are biology, the science of plants and animals, and technology, to make modifications in the world to meet human needs.
Biotechnology uses technological science to improve plants and animals.
The banana could taste a little like an orange. These are the types of questions people have to ask when they are considering biotechnology. Biotechnology is a very popular study of science in the state of Iowa. We have lots of living things growing here that are used for food and fiber. Biotechnology has improved corn and dairy cattle so that they resist diseases.