Agricultural biotechnology is the application of biological science and technology, genetic engineering, gene editing, tissue culture, molecular marker selection and related techniques, to modify or select crop and livestock traits, distinct from conventional selective breeding in the precision and speed with which it can introduce or edit specific genetic material. It underlies both the genetically modified crops of the Gene Revolution and less publicly controversial applications such as marker-assisted breeding and disease diagnostics.
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The John Innes Centre is the UK's leading plant genetics and agricultural biotechnology research institute.
Wageningen University and Research is one of the world's most highly regarded institutions for plant science and agricultural biotechnology research, consistently placing at or near the top of global agriculture and forestry subject rankings.
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Agricultural biotechnology (Wikipedia)
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Agricultural biotechnology, also known as agribiotech, is an area of agricultural science involving the use of scientific tools and techniques, including genetic engineering, molecular markers, molecular diagnostics, vaccines, and tissue culture, to modify living organisms: plants, animals, and microorganisms.
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