We have debated the pros and cons of biotechnology applications in plants and food productions. Today biotechnologies are also being applied to many areas of animal research. What are the stories? What is the debate? What is fact and what is fiction?

Genetic technologies aim to make a living thing perform a specific task by taking genes responsible for particular characteristics and transferring them into a different living thing. Some of the specialised scientific techniques to achieve this are outlined here.

Biotechnology is a rapidly changing field, with many different applications. This fact sheet outlines some areas of cutting edge research that may emerge in the future in the areas of health, agriculture, manufacturing, food and the environment.

What is cancer, how is our knowledge of genes helping develop new treatments..?

It’s a place where things are very different…a journey into the world of the insanely small.

Which foods are GM, who makes sure our food is safe, how can I identify GM food…?

Traditional uses of biotechnology, modern biotech, DNA and genes…

Fact sheet: Nanotechnology. What is nanotechnology, what are the applications and issues.

A journey into the nanoworld to see how nanotechnology might help the environment