2006-10-04 01:47:33 · 5 answers · asked by suniltk_21 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Microbiology is the study of very small organisms (micro organisms)
For example: we study the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. We do this because it is something that infects the human being and we want to know how to cure the infection. Similarly we study the Escherichia coli bacterium, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or the Plasmodium falciparum parasite etc.
Biotechnology is the study of how living creatures / systems work - and also how to apply this to make things work in other ways.
For instance: we study the Escherichia coli bacterium because (apart from it being a pathogen) we know that we can infect it with a certain type of virus and make it create insulin. We can collect the insulin and purify it and then give it to diabetic patients.
2006-10-04 01:51:20 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bio tech is the technology associated with living things like bio sensor for dangerous enviromental substances or a gene therpy for congenital dieases .
while microbiology is the study of very small living things and this may lead to bio technology.
2006-10-04 13:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by gabegm1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biotechnology applies the principles of microbiology to industry.
2006-10-04 08:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bio technology is application of science to biology.
2006-10-04 08:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are two different fields and both are specialised field which gives boon tomedical industry
2006-10-04 09:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋