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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The transformative power of AI, biotechnology and robotics in medical research is truly exciting.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Guardant Health is a biotechnology company using AI.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 June 2024
Lozano, the daughter of Rubén Lozano and Yadira Rodríguez, natives of Tamaulipas, Mexico, earned her associate degree in 2021 from LBJ High School’s innovative biotechnology and science academy amid her boxing training.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Scientists are utilizing artificial intelligence, nanotechnologies, and novel biotechnology in a bid to reinvigorate the antibiotic pipeline.
—Cecilia.butini, Vox, 4 June 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Guardant Health is a biotechnology company using AI.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 June 2024
Lozano, the daughter of Rubén Lozano and Yadira Rodríguez, natives of Tamaulipas, Mexico, earned her associate degree in 2021 from LBJ High School’s innovative biotechnology and science academy amid her boxing training.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Scientists are utilizing artificial intelligence, nanotechnologies, and novel biotechnology in a bid to reinvigorate the antibiotic pipeline.
—Cecilia.butini, Vox, 4 June 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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