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Biotechnology essentially deals with industrial scale production of biopharmaceuticals and biologicals using genetically modified microbes, fungi, plants and animals.

The green revolution succeeded in tripling the food supply but yet it was not enough to feed the growing human population.

In order to incorporate genes in a plant from Bacillus thuringiensis, the choice of genes depends upon the targeted crop.

In addition to these uses, GM has been used to create tailor-made plants to supply alternative resources to industries, in the form of starches, fuels and pharmaceuticals.