Contents Lesson 1 What is Biotechnology?. .,2 Lesson 2 Where Did Biotechnology Begin?. 3 Lesson3 Brief History of Biotechnology 5 Lesson 4 Dogma,DNA,and Enzymes. ..7 Lesson 5 Polymerase Chain Reaction-Xeroxing DNA Lesson6 Monoclonal Antibody Technology. Lesson 7 The Human Genome Project. .13 Lesson8 Whose Genome is It,Anyway? .16 Lesson 9 Agriculture -An Overview ..18 Lesson 10 Gene Gun Speeds Search for New Orehid Colors .21 Lesson II Transforming Plants .23 Lesson 12 Animals and Animal Health. 26 Lesson 13 Biomining 28 Lesson 15 New Foods and Food Producers... 31 Lesson 16 Blazing a Genetic Trail in Medicine .34 Reading materials. 36 11 Contents Lesson 1 What is Biotechnology? ................................................................................................ 2 Lesson 2 Where Did Biotechnology Begin? .................................................................................. 3 Lesson 3 Brief History of Biotechnology...................................................................................... 5 Lesson 4 Dogma, DNA, and Enzymes.......................................................................................... 7 Lesson 5 Polymerase Chain Reaction - Xeroxing DNA .................................................................. 9 Lesson 6 Monoclonal Antibody Technology.................................................................................11 Lesson 7 The Human Genome Project.........................................................................................13 Lesson 8 Whose Genome is It, Anyway? .....................................................................................16 Lesson 9 Agriculture - An Overview...........................................................................................18 Lesson 10 Gene Gun Speeds Search for New Orchid Colors ..........................................................21 Lesson 11 Transforming Plants...................................................................................................23 Lesson 12 Animals and Animal Health ........................................................................................26 Lesson 13 Biomining ................................................................................................................28 Lesson 14 Biofuel.....................................................................................................................29 Lesson 15 New Foods and Food Producers..................................................................................31 Lesson 16 Blazing a Genetic Trail in Medicine.............................................................................34 Reading materials.....................................................................................................................36