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sociology
environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
biology and chemistry
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business and management
sociology of work
sociology of work encyc
digital and computer revolution: reshaping jobs and workplaces
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sociology
sociology of work
sociology of work encyc
digital and computer revolution: reshaping jobs and workplaces
Preferred term
biotechnology
Definition
- Biotechnology has recently emerged as a technology of promise and peril in the lexicon of environmental controversies. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) defines biotechnology as “The application of Science and Technology to living organisms as well as parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or nonliving materials for the production of knowledge, goods and services.” The Convention on Biodiversity defines biotechnology in similar terms in regard to its biosafety protocol and its revenue-sharing agreements for genetic resources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Biotechnology]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/biotechnology
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