Question

Use of biotechnology for medicinal purposes including production of antibiotics and cures through genetic manipulation is called?
A. Green technology
B. Blue technology
C. Red technology
d. Grey technology

Answer 1

When we see various advances in the field of science like gene cloning, DNA fingerprinting, in vitro fertilization to a test tube baby, developing any DNA vaccine or any correction of a defective gene. These all are achieved with the help of biotechnology.

Complete answer:
Biotechnology is basically a clubbed use of microbiology, biochemistry along with engineering science with a motive to achieve technological applications. In the field of medicine it has a very great contribution m, both in the diagnosis of the disease as well as in the development of pharmaceutical products for the disease. It also serves the purpose of identifying genes whose mutations can lead to genetic diseases. Insulin, a life saving drug for the diabetic patients is produced by recombinant DNA technology with the help of bacterial cells. Vaccines produced with the help of recombinant DNA Technology are produced for hepatitis-B and Herpes virus. Technique of producing monoclonal antibodies by fusing it with the antibody producing cells from cancerous tumours are monoclonal antibodies. Since most of the hospital signs, medicines, and first aid are red in colour and associated with the medical field it is known as Red technology.

Hence the correct option is option C i.e Red technology.

Additional information: Vaccines which are produced by the conventional methods are known as first-generation vaccines.

Note:
Vaccines are the live but weak or dead agents of disease which when administered in a healthy being provide immunity to a particular disease. The new vaccines are produced with the help of biotechnology and are known as second-generation vaccines.