Syllabus Bites: Solving world problems with biotechnology

Scientific discoveries

Scientific discoveries

Check your understanding of scientific discoveries and the solutions to real-world problems with this matching activity.

Explore this Biotechnology timeline.

Modern biotechnology is underpinned by the discovery and understanding of DNA.

The development of microscopes and an understanding of cell biology underpin biotechnology. View these interactive microscopes which contain images of organisms responsible for wastewater treatment.

Animated rotating molecular model of the double helical structure of DNA

B-DNA. Public domain.