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Biotechnology (sometimes shortened to "biotech") is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products, and it is usually seen in agriculture, food production and medicine production. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes — going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as:
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- Related: Bioeconomics (biophysical), Bioengineering, Biomimetics, Bioculture, Pharmaceutical companies, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Bionic architecture, Biotechnology industrial park, Genetic Engineering, Green Revolution, History of Biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, SWORD-financing
| The International Forum on Biotechnology The International Forum on Biotechnology www.biot.tk - Web |
| Foundation for Biotechnology Awareness and Educati... Foundation for Biotechnology Awareness and Education www.fbae.org - Web |
| A report on Agricultural Biotechnology A report on Agricultural Biotechnology www.fao.org/docrep/006/y5160e/y5160e00.HTM - Web |
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| US Economic Benefits of Biotechnology to Business ... US Economic Benefits of Biotechnology to Business and Society www.economics.noaa.gov/.../biotech - Web |
| Database of the Safety and Benefits of Biotechnolo... Database of the Safety and Benefits of Biotechnology croplife.intraspin.com/Biotech/ - Web |
