Biotechnology Applications

 

The paper Must be: APA Style with Three Reliable Resources & two to three pages long.

Write a two to three page paper which includes the following:

•        Evaluate current or future applications of biotechnology in the fields of medicine or agriculture.
•        Provide at least three real-world examples of current or future applications of biotechnology in either of these fields. Present a minimum of three reliable references.

Please See Attached Document for supplemental info. – thanks.

Biotechnology Applications

Just some useful info about what the paper will be about: Biotechnology refers to the technical applications of living organisms or their functions. These applications may be used in engineering, medicine, or agriculture, to name a few. Biotechnology processes and procedures are varied and range from the domestication of animals to genetic engineering. At its core, biotechnology involves the modification of a biological process for a human defined purpose.

The paper Must be: APA Style with Three Reliable Resources & two to three pages long.

Write a
two to three page paper
which includes the following:

· Evaluate current or future applications of biotechnology in the fields of medicine or agriculture.

· Provide at least three real-world examples of current or future applications of biotechnology in either of these fields. Present a minimum of three reliable references.

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The Papers Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Demonstrated an understanding of the basic scientific and technical concepts of biotechnology.	28
Evaluated current or future applications of biotechnology in the field of medicine or agriculture with three real-world examples.	32
Provided at least three reliable references to support examples of current and future biotechnology applications.		20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Total:	100

The below sites were recommended sites that are and will be considered Reliable for this paper (However, at least one source MUST be from a Peer-Reviewed Article and/or recognized Journal:

– Scientific American website (

http://www.scientificamerican.com/

) will have a number of good articles linked. But, sometimes charge a fee, unless you dig further.

– The Science Daily website (

http://www.sciencedaily.com/

) is a great place to go for reliable information.

– Discover magazine (

http://discovermagazine.com/

).

· Popular Science (

http://www.popsci.com/

) and Popular Mechanics
(

http://www.popularmechanics.com/

)can also be very good sources.

· Various “dot gov” sites are considered reliable (some more so than others).

· NIH or the CDC are great places to go for information regarding medical issues.

·

For peer reviewed and pre-print  material, you may find that Google Scholar (

http://scholar.google.com/) may be useful.

· In addition, the NY Times will be mostly acceptable.