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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Lamm, Colossal’s CEO, told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria last month that the biotechnology Colossal develops will be used to help rescue animals on the brink of extinction as well as those that have already disappeared.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Recursion's financial results presently illustrate the conventional hurdles encountered by clinical-stage biotechnology enterprises.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The use of biotechnology for conservation, whether for de-extinction or genetic augmentation of existing species, promises solutions to otherwise intractable problems.
—Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Currently in production and slated for a 2026 release, the action thriller depicts a biotechnology conference that descends into chaos when a rapidly mutating virus transforms the infected, forcing authorities to seal off the facility with survivors trapped inside.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Recursion's financial results presently illustrate the conventional hurdles encountered by clinical-stage biotechnology enterprises.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The use of biotechnology for conservation, whether for de-extinction or genetic augmentation of existing species, promises solutions to otherwise intractable problems.
—Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Currently in production and slated for a 2026 release, the action thriller depicts a biotechnology conference that descends into chaos when a rapidly mutating virus transforms the infected, forcing authorities to seal off the facility with survivors trapped inside.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
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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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