Mission 6 of 16

Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering

📋 What it is

Biotechnology uses living things or their genes to make products — medicine, crops, and more.

🗣️ Coach says

Biotechnology puts genetics to work. Bacteria engineered to make insulin save lives; crops edited to resist pests feed more people; DNA tests catch diseases early. It’s powerful — and because it can change living things, it raises “should we?” questions society must weigh.

🧠 Memory hook

Biotech = genetics as a tool (medicine, crops, tests). Powerful — and raises ethics.

😂 Giggle

What do geneticists wear to look sharp?
Designer genes!

😲 Whoa!

The insulin keeping millions with diabetes alive is made by genetically engineered bacteria — tiny living factories built by biotech.

✅ Quick check: Give one real example of biotechnology helping people.

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

Name one biotech you’ve heard of (a vaccine, GMO food, DNA test) and one “should we?” question it raises.

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🤸 Brain break: Tool-up: mime a scientist handling a “tool”, then a thoughtful chin-tap — “use it wisely.”