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(1973) - The era of cheap energy ends when Arab nations start a 1000% increase in the price of oil, stunting world economic growth and the Green Revolution by driving up prices of fuel and fertilizer - the two keys to the productivity of high-yielding varieties.
Definition of Biotechnology
Bi.o.tech.nol.o.gy (bi´o tek´näl´ o je) n. [Gr. < bios, life] [Gr. technologia, systematic treatment: see TECHNIC & LOGY]
1. Biotechnology is a set of powerful tools that employ living organisms (or part of organisms) to make or modify products, improve plants or animals, or develop microorganisms for specific uses. 2.Early biotechnology includes traditional animal and plant breeding techniques, and the use of yeast in making bread, beer, wine and cheese.3. Modern biotechnology includes the industrial use of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, novel bioprocessing techniques, and bioremediation."
Source: National Science and Technology Council, July 1995.
Definition of Medical Technology
