Term | Definition |
Genetic Engineering | The deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. |
Bioinformatics | The science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes. |
Synthetic Biology | Synthetic Biology is the design and construction of biological devices and systems for useful purposes. |
Developing Countries | A poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially. |
Green Revolution | A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties. |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. |
Transgenic | Of, relating to, or denoting an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced. |
Biotech | Short for Biotechnology. |
Genetically Modified | (Of an organism or crop) containing genetic material that has been artificially altered so as to produce a desired characteristic. |
Genetically Engineered | Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology |
Cloning | Propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone. |
Biomanufacturing | Biomanufacturing is the process of using living organisms to produce vaccines and other drugs. |
Pharming | The process of genetically modifying plants and animals so that they produce substances that may be used as pharmaceuticals. |
Personalized Medicine | Personalized medicine or PM is a medical model that proposes the customization of healthcare. |
Personalized Genomics | Personalized genomics is the branch of genomics concerned with the sequencing and analysis of the genome of an individual. |
Gene Therapy | The transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders |
Stem Cells | An undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. |
Bioremediation | The use of either naturally occurring or deliberately introduced microorganisms or other forms of life to consume and break down environmental pollutants, in order to clean up a polluted site. |
Biotechnology | The exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, esp. the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. |