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I biosafety in biotechnology jeanmarc collard, didier breyer, suzy renckens, myriam sneyers, ellen van haver, bernadette van vaerenbergh, and william moens encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the development of new techniques of genetic modification in the early 1970s initiated. Plant biotechnology publishes significant findings and major advances in all branches of plant biotechnology, providing a single platform for articles that address the attempts of modern technologies to satisfy increasing demands for crop production and to extend the exploitability of plants to include other sustainable uses. Biotechnology has created more than 200 new therapies and vaccines, including products to treat cancer, diabetes, hiv aids and autoimmune disorders. The biotechnology tools that are important for agricultural biotechnology include. Plant biotechnology plant biotechnology is founded on the principles of cellular totipotency and genetic transformation.
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