Prague, Czech Republic

Biotechnology

Biotechnologie

Language: Czech Studies in Czech
Subject area: engineering and engineering trades
University website: www.vscht.cz
Years of study: 4
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
Scientists are developing bio-based products to detect, monitor and detoxify marine oil spills in an eco-friendly way.
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