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Biotechnology

Biotechnology is the application of living organisms, biological systems, and their products or processes to develop technologies and products that benefit medicine, agriculture, industry, and the environment. It harnesses cells, enzymes, microorganisms, and molecular tools to manufacture pharmaceuticals and biochem…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 320× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed October 2026

Overview

Biotechnology is the application of living organisms, biological systems, and their products or processes to develop technologies and products that benefit medicine, agriculture, industry, and the environment. It harnesses cells, enzymes, microorganisms, and molecular tools to manufacture pharmaceuticals and biochemicals, improve crops, remediate pollution, and create novel materials, integrating disciplines such as molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, and bioinformatics. Modern biotechnology spans traditional fermentation-based bioprocessing through to genomic, proteomic, and computational design approaches, reflecting a rapidly evolving field with wide-ranging applications. Research in biotechnology encompasses the industrial and biotechnological applications of microorganisms, including algae, cyanobacteria, and yeast for bioprocesses and bio-products, and the use of biotechnology to address challenges such as climate change. It also includes the growing role of bioinformatics in biotechnology, computational and metabolomic approaches to disease, and in silico, in vitro, and in vivo strategies in drug design and discovery. Further work addresses molecular analysis of genes underlying metabolic disorders, cellular mechanisms relevant to cancer and tissue biology, and network-pharmacology approaches to natural product formulations. Recurring themes include the translation of biological knowledge into practical products and processes, the integration of computational and experimental methods, and applications across health, agriculture, and the environment. By converting biological capabilities into useful technologies, biotechnology contributes to advances in human health, sustainable production, and environmental management.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2023

Biotechnology 2.0

Raúl IseaCorresponding author
Exact topic Current Scientific Research doi:10.14302/issn.2766-8681.jcsr-23-4811

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 320 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Biotechnology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Advanced Research in Botany.

Journal editorial board
Arshad Mehmood Abbasi · Pakistan Dalel Belhaj · Tunisia Matteo Caser · Italy

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