biotechnology summary

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biotechnology, The use of biology to solve problems and make useful products. The growth of the field is linked to the development in the 1970s of genetic engineering. Biotechnology merges biological information with computer technology to advance research in other areas, including nanotechnology and regenerative medicine. Today there are numerous commercial biotechnology firms that manufacture genetically engineered substances for a variety of mostly medical, agricultural, and ecological uses.

genetically modified organism Summary

Genetically modified organism (GMO), organism whose genome has been engineered in the laboratory in order to favour the expression of desired physiological traits or the generation of desired biological products. In conventional livestock production, crop farming, and even pet breeding, it has long

recombinant DNA Summary

Recombinant DNA, a segment of DNA that is generated by combining genetic material from at least two different species. Such new genetic combinations are of value to science, medicine, agriculture, and industry. A fundamental goal of genetics is to isolate, characterize, and manipulate genes.

genetic engineering Summary

Genetic engineering, the artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid molecules in order to modify an organism or population of organisms. The term genetic engineering is generally used to refer to methods of recombinant DNA technology, which emerged from