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1.1 describe the origins of biotechnology in early societies who collected seeds of wild plants and domesticated some species of wild animals
describe the origins of biotechnology in early societies who collected seeds of wild plants and domesticated some species of wild animals
- The beginning of agriculture is the origin of modern biotechnology. Early societies collected seeds and wild animals and selected the individuals and the species that were most useful to them. This led to a population explosion about 10 000 years ago in the Middle East as humans changed from a nomadic way of life to a more settled form.