Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that combines biology, chemistry, engineering, and technology to develop products and processes using living organisms, cells, or their components. It ...

Different industries have different motivations to probe the enormous resource that is uncultivated microbial diversity. Currently, there is a global political drive to promote white (industrial) ...

Biotechnology has been in use by humans for over 10,000 years. Ancient bioscience incorporated processes like fermentation and cross breeding, while contemporary biotech could design an altogether new ...

To enhance productivity, quality, and the added value of products while safeguarding the environment, the agricultural sector should prioritize the development of biotechnology. This approach can lead ...

Agricultural biotechnology has helped enable large shifts in agronomic practices that have led to significant and widespread environmental benefits. No-till agriculture, in limited use prior to 1996, ...

Biotechnology’s environmental benefits were detailed by Derek Osborn, from the BOC Foundation – a group that issues grants for environmental and sustainable technologies. He said innovative answers ...