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 recent claim that a U.S. biotechnology company resurrected the long-extinct dire wolf through genetic engineering seemed to shock the science world.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Moderna — The biotechnology company tumbled 8.9% following the resignation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator Peter Marks.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Competitors like China are rapidly expanding their biotechnology capabilities.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Corporate news Corporate news is light, but shares of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies slumped on reports the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, had been forced to resign.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Moderna — The biotechnology company tumbled 8.9% following the resignation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator Peter Marks.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Competitors like China are rapidly expanding their biotechnology capabilities.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Corporate news Corporate news is light, but shares of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies slumped on reports the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, had been forced to resign.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Mar. 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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