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biotechnology
biotechnology Use of biological processes for medical, industrial, or manufacturing purposes. Humans have long used yeast for brewing and bacteria for products such as cheese and yoghurt. Biotechnology now enjoys a wider application. By growing microorganisms in the laboratory, new drugs and chemicals are produced.
Genetic engineering techniques of cloning, splicing, and mixing genes facilitate, for example, the growing of crops outside their normal environment, and vaccines that fight specific diseases. The safety of
genetically modified food has been questioned by some. Hormones are also produced, such as
insulin for treating diabetes.
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Biotechnology Statistics Almanac 2009 - The Latest Available Economic and Activity Data on Biotechnology and Innovation.
M2 Presswire; 7/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...2009-Research and Markets: Biotechnology Statistics Almanac 2009 - The...Economic and Activity Data on Biotechnology and Innovation(C)1994...com/research/5937ce/biotechnology_stat) has announced the...
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NJ Biotechnology Industry Study Sees Strong Job Growth.
Business Wire; 6/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...signs that New Jersey's expanding biotechnology industry has made significant and increasing...number of employees working directly for biotechnology companies in the State increased 28...The total impact of the State's biotechnology industry is estimated to be in excess...
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Biotechnology and rDNA
Magazine article from: Pharmaceutical Representative; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...processes, regulation and costs of biotechnology and recombinant DNA (rDNA) Learning...medicine. Explain the regulation of biotechnology processes and considerations healthcare...List products available through rDNA biotechnology and the types of diseases that can...
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Biotechnology, Women and Health
Magazine article from: Canadian Women's Health Network; 1/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; Biotechnology, Women and Health I...is a major focus for biotechnology developments. Around...to the examination of biotechnologies, especially genetic...government's Canadian Biotechnology Strategy since the Strategy...
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Biotechnology Industry Organization Announces the First Annual Industrial Biotechnology Analyst and Investor Briefing.
PR Newswire; 12/16/2002; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is pleased...announce the First Annual Industrial Biotechnology Analyst and Investor Briefing to be...community will highlight industrial biotechnology and demonstrate the wide applications...
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Biotechnology market development in Ireland: Issues of strategy, risk and partnership
Magazine article from: Irish Marketing Review; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...stage is now set for the next phase of biotechnology development in Ireland, where private...companies which will trade in this global biotechnology market. Genetic technologies will drive biotechnology development in the next century, and...
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Biotechnology Roundtable brings together diverse biotechnology community
Newspaper article from: BT Catalyst; 11/1/1992; 700+ words
; As biotechnology becomes a significant economic force...response, a group of North Carolina's biotechnology leaders has teamed with the Council...Development (CED) and the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC) to create a forum...
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Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. Asian Expansion.
Business Wire; 9/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...under which Link Biotechnologies will act as the...distributor of CBI's biotechnology-related goods...Rajasthan. Link Biotechnologies is an established...distributor of biotechnology services to the...relationship with Link Biotechnologies and anticipate...rapidly expanding ...
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Biotechnology and Medical Technology Evolution '99 & Employment Data Released.
PR Newswire; 5/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...illustrating the technology origins of 140 biotechnology and medical technology companies in...publisher of www.WaBio.com (Washington Biotechnology and Medical Technology Online). The...wanting up-to-date information about biotechnology & medical technology in the Pacific...
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 "The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)")
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Biotechnology and stem cell research: a glance into the future/biyoteknoloji ve kok hucre arastirmalari: gelecege bakis.(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi); 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...related to innovative contributions in biotechnology and their potential role in stem cell...2008, & 297-302) Keywords: Biotechnology, stem cells, proteomics, genomics...DNA technology in the 1970s (1-3) biotechnology has become one of the most research...
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Biotechnology
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Biotechnology The term biotechnology refers to the use of scientific techniques, including genetic...animals, and microorganisms . In its most basic forms, biotechnology has been in use for millennia. For example, Middle Easterners...
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Biotechnology Industry
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Biotechnology Industry. Robert Swanson and Herbert Boyer founded...Francisco, California, in April 1976, giving birth to the biotechnology industry. In a broad sense, biotechnology has a long history. People have modified plants and...
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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, History of
Book article from: Genetics
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, History of The term "biotechnology" dates from 1919, when the Hungarian engineer...organisms." Using the term in its broadest sense, biotechnology can be traced to prehistoric times, when huntergatherers...
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Biotechnology: Ethical Issues
Book article from: Genetics
...Biotechnology: Ethical Issues Biotechnology is the use of organisms...cheese production are biotechnologies that date back centuries...more modern example of biotechnology. Two widely used biotechnologies that manipulate genes...
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Agricultural Biotechnology
Book article from: Genetics
Agricultural Biotechnology Biotechnology is the use of living organisms — microbes, plants...provide useful new products or processes. In a broad sense, biotechnology continues a process that is thousands of years old. Using...
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