Biotechnology

"Biotechnology" in a Sentence (16 examples)

Biotechnology will bring about a revolution in agriculture.

When did the word "biotechnology" come into common use?

Clearly, she knows a lot about biotechnology.

It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.

The building provides space for start-ups active in the fields of biotechnology, biomedicine, medical technology, engineering sciences, informatics, telematics and software engineering.

In the U.S., in a record-breaking pace, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Moderna shipped its vaccine last month to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to begin human testing.

Biology has allowed us to make great strides in the fields of medicine and biotechnology.

Developing a brand new drug can take 10 years or more, and costs in excess of $1 billion, according to him, which is why his biotechnology company is studying new uses for safe compounds that have been supplanted by newer or better formulations and are no longer prescribed.

It takes 18 months to grow, extract and produce only a small amount of the effective compound, according to a bioengineer at the U.N. International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in New Delhi.

Genetically modified foods have been controversial ever since they were introduced. But a new variety of GM soybean nearing commercialization promises to deliver health benefits that could change how people think about agricultural biotechnology.

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Japan's strength lies in more traditional biotechnology such as fermentation.

The developments in biotechnology, particularly with the basic understanding of genetics, immunology, biochemistry, biochemical engineering and molecular biology, have paved the way for major biotechnology products and processes and have provided tools to the manufacturing and service industry.

Moreover, Arnhart points out that both the proponents and critics of biotechnology are compelled to appeal to our natural moral sense.

Agricultural biotechnology comprises a collection of scientific techniques, including genetic engineering, that are used to modify and improve plants, animals and microorganisms for human profit. Agricultural biotechnologies are not a substitute for conventional plant and animal breeding, but can be a powerful complement to improving the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural production.

2008, Yutaka Tanaka, Attitude toward Bioethics and Acceptance of Biotechnology, William G. Flynne (editor), Biotechnology and Bioengineering, page 175, The result of study 3 suggests that the factor of bioethics is important not only for the acceptance of biotechnologies themselves, such as gene recombination technology and clone technology, but also the acceptance of foods and products which are produced by the use of biotechnologies.

It therefore follows that we need to ensure that the conception, development, dissemination and application of biotechnologies are held to ethical democratic standars which ensure gender equality.

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