biotechnology
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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