Term | Definition |
genetic engineering | "The process of removing and/or inserting genetic material in order to change an organism’s traits." |
Bioinformatics | "The use of information technology to store, analyze, sort, label, and share the many DNA sequences generated by genome sequencing projects." |
Synthetic Biology | "The process where biological parts and entire living systems may be designed and synthesized in the laboratory." |
Developing Countries | Where most of the increase in the world’s population will come from |
Green Revolution | "A term referring to the tre- mendous advances in food production that began in the 1970s." |
DNA | " A genetic pro- teinlike nucleic acid on plant and animal genes and chromosomes that controls inheritance." |
Transgenic | "Organisms that have genetic mate- rials inserted from a different species." |
Biotech | " The use of technology to influence biological function." |
Genetically Modified | "Organisms that have been genetically changed through the inter- vention of humans.This includes the process of selective breeding." |
Genetically Engineered | "The process of remov- ing genes from one organism and transferring them to another organism." |
Cloning | "Production of a genetically identical offspring by artificial means." |
Biomanufactoring | " Manufacturing through the use of biotechnology, such as gene splicing." |
Pharming | " A term combining the words phar- maceutical and farming that refers to growing organ- isms (usually genetically altered) for the purpose of producing pharmaceuticals." |
Personalized Medicine | "Medicine that is designed for a particular individual." |
Pesonalized Genomics | "The particular gene makeup of an individual." |
Gene Therapy | " A medical procedure to treat and cure genetic disorders that includes modifying or replacing disease-causing genes. (2) Procedure to combat genetic diseases that involves the insertion of genes into the human genome that cor- rects a problem with a pers |
Stem Cells | "s that are programmed to begin the differentiation process of cell development." |
Bioremediation | "\ An environmental improve- ment process whereby living organisms can be used to consume and convert pollutants to harm- less substances." |
Biotechnology | " (1) The manipulation of living organisms or parts of organisms to make products useful to humans. (2) Using knowledge of cells to modify their activities in order to make living or- ganisms more effective in serving people. (3) Deals with the manipulati |