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Lesson 3. STS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY -----------------------------------------------------------------------Objectives. At the end of this lesson, you be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Define biotechnology. Discuss the applications of biotechnology. Define biotechnology education. Describe the educational objectives of biotechnology. 5. Discuss the effect of biotechnology education on the curriculum with particular reference to Community, Secondary, Technical and University education. 6. Explain the challenges and limitations of biotechnology. -----------------------------------------------------------------------Introduction Biotechnology is a synthesis of a number of disciplines which depend on inputs from a wide range of scientific and technological fields. It is a fairly new science that has emerged out of the interaction of 98