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biotechnology

/bahy-oh-tek-nol-uh-jee/US // ˌbaɪ oʊ tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi //UK // (ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ) //

生物技术,生物科技,生物工程,生物工程学

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or other products or for environmental management, as in waste recycling: includes the use of bioreactors in manufacturing, microorganisms to degrade oil slicks or organic waste, genetically engineered bacteria to produce human hormones, and monoclonal antibodies to identify antigens.

Examples

  • If nature offers an easy way to transfer organelles between plants, biotechnology researchers can put it to work in creating desirable new crop species.

  • Learning to store and manipulate data using the same language as nature could also open the door to a host of new capabilities in biotechnology.

  • The biotechnologies that made Covid-19 mRNA vaccines are here to stay.

  • Co-author Noemi Procopio has been interested in forensic science since she was 14, but initially studied biotechnology because her home country of Italy didn't have forensic science programs.

  • The decision follows a thumbs-up vote from a panel of experts that convened on December 17 to discuss vaccine data that the biotechnology company had collected from its ongoing clinical trial.

  • There have been two so far this year, including a biotechnology firm raising about $8 million.

  • She went on to get a Ph.D. in biotechnology from Cambridge in 2001.

  • Now they have their gaze fixed on biotechnology and videogames.

  • But other scientists counter that basic skills in microbiology and biotechnology can get you a bioweapon.

  • Much of our job growth will be found in high-skilled fields like health care and biotechnology.