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bi·o·tech  (b-tk)
n. Informal
Biotechnology.
biotech [ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk]
n
a.  (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) short for biotechnology
b.  (as modifier) a biotech company
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Noun1.biotech - the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"
biotechnology
molecular biology - the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
bioremediation - the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
gene-splicing, genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology - the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
Translations
biotech [ˈbaɪəʊtɛk]
modif [industry] → biotechnologique; [company] → de biotechnologie; [shares] → biotechnologique
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22, 2009 (CENS)--The national development fund, under the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), has passed the "guidelines for the management of biotech venture capital business," paving the way for the kickoff of the "diamond action plan for the takeoff of biotech industry," which calls for NT$60 billion of venture-capital investment in the biotech industry, said Tsai Hsung-hsiung, minister of the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), yesterday (Sept.
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