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What defines life in an organism?

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Biotechnology combines biology and technology to develop treatments, improve agriculture, and create new biological tools.

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For most of history humans could only observe life. Now technology allows us to edit the instructions that create living organisms.

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Modern biotechnology uses techniques such as genetic engineering, synthetic biology, and advanced medical technologies.

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Biotechnology represents the merging of biological knowledge with technological capability. Advances in DNA sequencing and genetic engineering have allowed scientists to understand and manipulate the mechanisms of life, creating opportunities in medicine, agriculture, and environmental solutions.

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