Biotechnology (Meaning of)

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Biotechnology
Techniques that use living organisms or parts of organisms to produce a variety of products (from medicines to industrial enzymes) to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms to remove toxics from bodies of water, or act as pesticides.
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Biotechnology
The scientific manipulation of living organ- isms, especially at the molecular genetic level, to produce useful products. Gene splicing and use of recombinant DNA (rDNA) are major techniques used.
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biotechnology
The use of DNA technology to create products, for example, pharmaceuticals or food products.
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biotechnology
Using living organisms to make a product or run a process as ancient as using yeast to make bread (traceable back 6,000 years), or as modern as genetic engineering.
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Biotechnology
Any technique that uses living organisms, or substances from those organisms to make or modify a product, to improve plants or animals, or to develop micro-organisms for specific uses (OTA, 1989). Traditional biotechnology covers well established and widely used technologies based on the commercial...
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biotechnology
[n] - the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes 2. [n] - the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
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Biotechnology
A wide range of techniques used to manipulate living organisms to develop or accentuate characteristics that human beings desire. Genetic engineering, in which the hereditary material of a plant or an animal modified at the molecular level, is one contemporary form of biotechnology.
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Biotechnology
means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use
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Biotechnology
The industrial application of living organisms and/or biological techniques developed through basic research. Biotechnology products include pharmaceutical compounds and research materials.
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biotechnology
(Learning Modules / Biology / DNA / Glossary) The exploitation of biological processes for industrial, research or environmental purposes. This includes genetic engineering, and also brewing, baking, sewage treatment and biological washing powders, amongst many others.
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biotechnology
Technological applicatiosn that makes use of biological systems or living organisms, either directly or in a modified form
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Biotechnology
Biotechnology: The fusion of biology and technology. Biotechnology is the application of biological techniques to product research and development. In particular, biotechnology involves the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bioprocessing techniques. Biotechnology is expected t...
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biotechnology
<chemistry, molecular biology> A set of biological techniques developed through basic research and now applied to research and product development. ... In particular, the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bioprocessing techniques. ... Biotechnology products include antib...
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biotechnology
bioengineering noun the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
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biotechnology
(bi″o-tek-nol´ә-je) any application of technology that uses biological systems, organisms, or their derivatives, to create new products or processes or modify existing ones. Broadly used, the term includes processes traditional to agriculture and food production, but it may be used more...
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biotechnology
the use of biology to solve problems and make useful products. The most prominent area of biotechnology is the production of therapeutic proteins and ... [6 related articles]
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biotechnology
biotechnology, biotech 1. The branch of technology concerned with the development and exploitation of machines in relation to the various needs of human beings. 2. The branch of technology concerned with modern forms of industrial production utilizing living organisms, especially micro-organisms, an...
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Biotechnology
Biotechnology (sometimes shortened to "biotech") is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose. Modern use of ...
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biotechnology
A set of biological techniques developed through basic research and now applied to research and product development. In particular, the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bioprocessing techniques.
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Biotechnology
A set of biological techniques developed through basic research and now applied to research and product development. In particular, biotechnology refers to the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bioprocessing techniques.
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biotechnology
biotechnology, the use of biological processes, as through the exploitation and manipulation of living organisms or biological systems, in the development or manufacture of a product or in the technological solution to a problem. As such, biotechnology is a general category that has applications in ...
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biotechnology
Type: Term Pronunciation: bī′ō-tek-nol′ō-jē Definitions: 1. The field devoted to applying the techniques of biochemistry, cellular biology, biophysics, and molecular biology to addressing practical issues related to human beings, agriculture, and the environment. 2. T...
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biotechnology
Industrial use of living organisms. Examples of its uses include fermentation, genetic engineering (gene technology), and the manipulation of reproduction. The brewing and baking industries have long relied on the yeast micro-organism for fermentation purposes, while the dairy industry employs a ......
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Biotechnology
The industrial application of living organisms and/or biological techniques developed through basic research. Biotechnology products include pharmaceutical compounds and research materials.
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biotechnology
1) Molecular biology
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