Biotechnology is poised to be the technology of the 21st century. It is an interdisciplinary approach encompassing physics chemistry, biology, microbiology, and molecular biology, etc with computer science as an integral part. The technology is pivotal in modern medicine for disease etiology and medicinal candidate identification, production of high-value industrial compounds, development of bio-organic fertilizer substituting chemical fertilizers, soil amendment in increasing agricultural productivity and combating pathogens in agriculture, conservation biology, and climate control among the many.