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Definition of 'biotechnology'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) biotechnology
the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or for environmental management.

Etymology: (1940–45)

Definition of 'biotechnology'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) biotechnology, biotech
the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes
"biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"

2. (noun) biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics
the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

Definition of 'biotechnology'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. biotechnology
Body of knowledge related to the use of organisms, cells or cell-derived constituents for the purpose of developing products which are technically, scientifically and clinically useful. Alteration of biologic function at the molecular level (i.e., GENETIC ENGINEERING) is a central focus; laboratory methods used include TRANSFECTION and CLONING technologies, sequence and structure analysis algorithms, computer databases, and gene and protein structure function analysis and prediction.

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