These modern techniques using molecular biology have been labeled "biotechnology." Think of biotechnology as a scientific toolbox filled with many tools. Some of the tools developed in recent years ...

What are Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)? Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using modern biotechnology techniques, such as genetic engineering.

Controversial biological procedures Modern biotechnology techniques such as gene therapy and genetic engineering have potentially beneficial outcomes in healthcare and food manufacture but it is ...

Recombinant DNA is one of the first stories in modern biotechnology history. The National Museum of American History contains collections which trace this foundational technique of genetic engineering ...

While some advances have been made in certain areas, such as the oil palm industry, the adoption of modern biotechnology, particularly genetically modified (GM) and gene-edited seeds, remains limited.