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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