biotechnology
noun
bio·tech·nol·o·gy
ˌbī-ō-tek-ˈnä-lə-jē 
1
: the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (such as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals)
also
: any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
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In May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two HPV self-collection tests developed by the biotechnology company Roche and medical technology firm BD.
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
The second is a model API that will be launched by the biotechnology company to help machine learning engineers and scientists get access to biology AI models.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The new tests—cobas HPV, made by biotechnology company Roche, and Onclarity HPV from medical technology firm BD—were approved by the FDA on May 14.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 4 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit against Novartis and Viatris serves as the third installment of a legal saga that started with the family of the Turner Station resident hiring prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and suing a biotechnology firm in 2021.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
The second is a model API that will be launched by the biotechnology company to help machine learning engineers and scientists get access to biology AI models.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The new tests—cobas HPV, made by biotechnology company Roche, and Onclarity HPV from medical technology firm BD—were approved by the FDA on May 14.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 4 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit against Novartis and Viatris serves as the third installment of a legal saga that started with the family of the Turner Station resident hiring prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and suing a biotechnology firm in 2021.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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biotechnology
noun
bio·tech·nol·o·gy
ˌbī-ō-tek-ˈnäl-ə-jē
: the manipulation (as by changing genetic material) of living things to produce useful products (as crops resistant to disease)
Medical Definition
biotechnology
noun
bio·tech·nol·o·gy
-tek-ˈnäl-ə-jē
plural biotechnologies
1
: the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals)
also
: any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
2
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