Biotechnology is currently considered as an useful alternative to conventional chemical process technology in industrial, analytical, environmental, agricultural, food and medical fields, said S F D'Souza, scientist of Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,(BARC) Mumbai.He was delivering the keynote address at the international conference on 'Impact of Microbial Biotechnology in Indian Industry'organised by the MET's School of Engineering, Mala, in the district here on Tuesday.He said that enzyme and microbial biotechnology has influenced the process industry significantly by improvement of existing processes towards achieving better quality product at reduced cost as also in the production of unique products.Pressure on industry to operate within environmentally compatible limits has also been a stimulus to the increased use of biotechnology.
The New Indian Express, 4th February 2009
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