The applications of biotechnology are far-reaching--from the creation of renewable, cleaner-burning fuels to developing products that reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing.
Here seven examples of how North Carolina applies its talents in a number of areas:
- Agriculture: The state's $70 billion industry has room to grow with biotechnology.
- Biofuels: Renewable energy produced from organic matter.
- Biomanufacturing: The creation of biological products from living cells.
- Human Health: North Carolina is known throughout the world for more than its health care.
- Marine: Products from the sea can replace existing or create new treatments.
- Medical Devices: Medicine, biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology and materials science converge.
- Nanobiotechnology: Tiny technologies solve a range of problems.