Biotechnology

Материал включает обучающий аудиофайл British Council и script
Nowadays in the news you can read a lot about biotechnology and the controversies about it and perhaps you ask yourself what it is exactly. Well, this article is going to give you a brief history of the field of biotechnology and show you that, although the word biotechnology was first used in 1919, we have been using biotechnology for many thousands of years in ways that are completely uncontroversial. It will also look at the more modern developments which have started intense debate.
Modern times
GM food
Cloning and stem cell research
Beer and Cheese
Antibiotics
Cleaning up