1. Explore – Foundations of AI in Biotechnology

1.1 What is Biotechnology?

Biotechnology is a field of biology that involves using 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" (Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992). From ancient practices like brewing and baking to modern genetic engineering and vaccine production, biotechnology has a long history of harnessing biological processes for human benefit.