d genes from an organism, then the insertion of these into another. As a result of this process, an organism with optimum characteristics is produced.
             Modern biotechnology has undergone several developments before it has reached its present status. The following are the processes of developments of the said discipline: traditional biotechnology, microbial fermentation, biological nitrogen fixation, plant tissue culture, embryo transfer in animals, clonal and polyclonal antibody production, recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering of plants, genetic engineering of animals, genomics and finally, modern biotechnology.
             With these combined techniques, modern biotechnology should be seen as a new powerful system that could significantly change food production in various countries. Together with traditional practices of plant and animal breeding, food production, fermentation products and processes and production of fertilizers, biotechnology can offer solutions to pertaining problems on food production.
             Naturally Produced Foods or Genetically Modified Crops?
             Biotechnology has allowed the modification of various plant characteristics that can help offer a new and more ideal crop. This new crop differs in several aspects such as nutritional value, resistance to either pesticides or herbicides and production.
             The nutrients that humans need vary depending on body weight and physical activity. However, there are basic organic nutrients that are required in the human body. Chrispeels and Savada (2003) present the basic nutrient needs of the human body such as ten out of the twenty amino acids, the fatty acid linoleic acid and the vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, D, E, K, panthotenic acid, biotin and folic acid.
             Given numerous and various forms of nutritional requirement and the continuous decrease in crop production due to population, nutritional deficiency is becoming more of a problem t
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