Antihistamines lessen the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies in a majority of people, though they donât usually relieve symptoms entirely. And some people get more relief than others. The drugs can also become less effective with long-term use.
Biotechnology definition, the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or other products or for environmental management, as in waste recycling: includes the use of bioreactors in manufacturing, microorganisms to degrade oil slicks or organic waste, genetically engineered bacteria to produce human hormones, and monoclonal antibodies to identify antigens.
Insulin crystals. Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Some examples are the designing of organisms to produce antibiotics, and the engineering of genetic cures through genetic manipulation. 2  White biotechnology, also known as industrial biotechnology, is biotechnology applied to industrial processes. 3  An example is the designing of an organism to produce a useful chemical.