modern biotechnology

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernandbiotechnology

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modern
adjective
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/ˈmɒd.ən/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
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biotechnology
noun[U]
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
the use of living things, especially cells and bacteria, in ...
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(Definition ofmodernandbiotechnologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This book is a valuable addition, compiling the latest literature on traditional plant breeding,modernbiotechnologyand crop management of chickpeas.
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Monod's "forever" ended a scant three years later when the "means" for manipulating microorganisms was invented, andmodernbiotechnologywas ushered into the world.
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As for the new chapters onmodernbiotechnology, they do not achieve anything of any real value as they are not up-to-date, comprehensive or focused on the main issues.
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At the same time, it has to allow society to benefit from the development ofmodernbiotechnology.
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As a result of accumulating experience, confidence inmodernbiotechnologyis now rapidly increasing.
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As well as protecting human and environmental safety, sound regulations should help to build public confidence in the products ofmodernbiotechnology.
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The potential ofmodernbiotechnologysurpasses every scientific precedent and promises numerous possibilities for the prevention and treatment of disease, and for the solution of agricultural, environmental and other problems.
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Modernbiotechnology, as a key technology of the 21st century will make a central contribution to feeding the global population.
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Modernbiotechnologymakes it possible to manipulate nature in ways people could not do in the past.
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Modernbiotechnologyis now facing up to the complicated challenge of what happens in the nervous system and inside the cell.
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We must ensure adequate protection of human health and the environment while at the same time allowing society to benefit from the development ofmodernbiotechnology.
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Their expertise coversmodernbiotechnologyin plant and animal production, environmental biotechnology, animal nutrition, food- and feed science and (bio) analytics and biopolymers.
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Modernbiotechnologycan be used to manufacture existing medicines relatively easily and cheaply.
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Agricultural practices, however, have long used selective breeding techniques for the same purpose asmodernbiotechnology.
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Modernbiotechnologyoften focuses on understanding the metabolic pathways related to a disease state or pathogen, and manipulating these pathways using molecular biology or biochemistry.
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His work was critical to themodernbiotechnologyindustry because it enabled the large-scale manufacturing of protein drugs, including insulin.
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Pharmacology has become increasingly sophisticated;modernbiotechnologyallows drugs targeted towards specific physiological processes to be developed, sometimes designed for compatibility with the body to reduce side-effects.
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