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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For the two-week trip, Vast put a call out for research proposals and will focus on biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, human research and technology demonstrations.
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The goal is to treat diseases so rare that biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies don’t see a market.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
For the two-week trip, Vast put a call out for research proposals and will focus on biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, human research and technology demonstrations.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The goal is to treat diseases so rare that biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies don’t see a market.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Fast-growing fields such as AI and biotechnologies might appear as a safer bet to fund with the available resources.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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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
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