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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Biology LibreTexts - Introduction to Biotechnology. | Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Learning Hub - What is biotechnology? | Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - The Development of Biotechnology. | Dec 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Biology 2e - Biotechnology. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Biotechnology and Agrobiodiversity. | Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Biology - Biotechnology. | Apr 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin Extended Campus - What is Biotechnology? | Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - An Introduction to Biotechnology. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Introduction to Biotechnology. | Nov 13, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - The Blessing and Curse of Biotechnology: A Primer on Biosafety and Biosecurity. | Aug 30, 2022 | ||
| Added information on monoclonal antibodies. | Jul 23, 2021 | ||
| Added a photo of a researcher processing biological samples for the generation of therapeutic products. | Nov 14, 2019 | ||
| Added mention of Paul Berg, who contributed to the development of recombinant DNA technology. | Oct 23, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Future Applications of Biotechnology to the Energy Industry. | Oct 08, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 18, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Intro to Biotechnology. | Mar 30, 2018 | ||
| Clarified information on the introduction of genetically modified organisms into agriculture and updated the land area allocated to genetically modified crops. | May 24, 2012 | ||
| Added art depicting the steps involved in engineering a recombinant DNA molecule and the steps involved in generating a genetically modified organism. | Dec 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Science And Plants For Schools - Biotechnology and plant breeding. | May 05, 2008 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Biotechnology Information Directory. | May 08, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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