Biotechnology and genetic engineering

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Biotechnology and genetic engineering Biotechnology: the use of science and engineering together with biological agents to provide industrial products and services.

Genetic engineering: all modern molecular biology techniques used to isolate, manipulate and transfer genes from one organism to another in order to create novel traits in plants, animals, bacteria and fungi.