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date: 09 February 2025

biotechnology 

Source:
A Dictionary of Human Geography
Author(s):

Alisdair Rogers,

Noel Castree,

Rob Kitchin

A field of applied biological science in which natural processes and organisms are altered intentionally by scientists and technicians in order to achieve specific results. Biotechnology covers human biology, plant biology, animal and insect biology, and microbiology. It is proof positive of economist Eric Zimmerman’s famous adage that ‘resources are not, they become’ (... ...

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