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Biotechnology (Marine Sciences)

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Biotechnology (Marine Sciences) at Newcastle University

Language: English Studies in English
University website: www.ncl.ac.uk
Type: PhD

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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.
Marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
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