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Biotechnology Definitions:
Process in which living organisms are manipulated, particularly at the molecular genetic level, to form useful products.
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Use of microbes or their products in the commercial or industrial realm.
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Biotechnology Notes:
Biotechnology is the area of biology that involves organisms and living organisms to make or develop products or the use of biological systems to modify organisms at molecular genetic level to produce products for a specific use. Modifying E.coli to produce insulin is an example of producing biotechnological product for its use in medicine.
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