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Includes any technique or technological application that uses biological systems or living organisms to create or modify products and processes of food production, sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and forestry. This includes recombinant DNA technology, transgenic crops and animals, genetically modified foods, biopharmaceuticals, bioremediation, and more.
Soybean plants growing in a flood-irrigated field.Agricultural Biotechnology
United States Department of Agriculture.
Learn about the role of USDA agencies in biotechnology, the research being conducted in the U.S., the laws and regulations, trade, and the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology.
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Biotechnology for the 21st Century: New Horizons
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Prepared by the Biotechnology Research Subcommittee in July 1995, this in-depth report covers biotechnology research needs from a variety of areas such as: agriculture, marine/aquaculture, bioprocessing and the environment.
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Soybean research.Agricultural Biotechnology Briefing Room
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides information regarding the adoption of biotechnology; its production impacts; issues surrounding marketing, labeling, and trade; and, biotechnology research.
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Transgenic Livestock, Fish and Insects
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on transgenic animals including livestock, fish and insects from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books from 2000 to the present.
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Agriculture Network Information Center logoAgricultural Biotechnology
University of Maryland.
The University of Maryland AgNIC database is a gateway to agricultural biotechnology information including searchable topics such as food biotechnology, crops, animals, economics, and more.
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Ag BioTech InfoNet
Ag BioTech InfoNet.
Covers many applications of biotechnology and genetic engineering in agricultural production, food processing, and marketing, with a focus on providing information from scientific reports and technical analysis.
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Genetically Modified Foods
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on genetically modified foods from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books and audiovisuals from 2000 to the present.
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Rice PlantBiotechnology in Food and Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization.
Provides biotechnology information regarding newly released documents, meetings, conferences, newsletters, and more. Country policy documents and the FAO position statement are also available.
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Genetically Modified Crops and Plants
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on genetically modified crops and plants from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books and audiovisuals from 2000 to the present.
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Introduction to Biotechnology Regulatory Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
This program regulates the field testing, movement, and importation of genetically engineered organisms that are known to be, or could be plant pests. BRS issues various types of permits for each of these activities.
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AgBioForum - The Journal of Agrobiotechnology, Management & Economics
Illinois Missouri Biotechnology Alliance.
Publishes short, nontechnical articles reporting on current research that focuses on the interactions of agrobiotechnology with economics and with sociopolitical processes.
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Biotechnology Regulations, Guidelines, Policy and Planning Resources
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Provides a wealth of information including guidance documents, FDA Talk papers, international guidelines, reports, testimonials, consumer information, food labeling, and other policy and planning information.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
NIH. NLM. National Center of Biotechnology Information.
Serves as a national resource for molecular biology information by providing public databases and software tools to analyze genome data, and by disseminating biomedical research information.
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DNA Sequence AnalysisFAOBioDeC - Biotechnology in Developing Countries
Food and Agriculture Organization.
The FAO-BioDeC database includes information on crop biotechnology products and techniques in developing countries.
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International Service for the Acquisition of
Agri-biotech Applications

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.
Delivers new agricultural biotechnology applications to developing countries. ISAAA's projects examine technologies that decrease dependency on water, pesticides, and fertilizers; and improve control of abiotic and biotic stresses.
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