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The UN Conference on Organic Variety states, “Biotechnology is any technological application that makes use of biological methods, residing organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use”. The OECD (the Organization of Financial Co-operation … Continue reading →

This was within the 1970s, when new advances in the discipline of molecular biology enabled scientists to simply transfer DNA – the chemical building blocks that specify the characteristics of residing organisms – between more distantly associated organisms. Biotechnology has … Continue reading →