Biotechnical Systems
Biotechnical (Biotechnology, Medical, Agriculture):
Goal: using technology to make living things into products or new forms of life
Inputs: energy, knowledge, materials, money, people, time, tools
Processes: fermentation, selective breeding, crossbreeding, bioprocessing, genetic engineering
Outputs: intended – products or new or improved forms of life
unintended – resistant or mutated life forms, allergens inserted into foods, scrap, waste, pollution
Feedback: open-loop, closed-loop
The following video provides a general overview of biotechnology:
The following video provides some insight into biotechnology in agriculture:
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