Biotechnology
Biotechnology (technology of living systems) - 1) a discipline studying the possibilities of using living organisms, their systems or products of their life activities for solving technological tasks, as well as the possibility of creating living organisms with necessary properties by means of genetic engineering; 2) the industrial use of biological structures to obtain food and industrial products and to carry out targeted transformations. Biological structures in this context are microorganisms, plant and animal cells, cellular components: cell membranes, ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplasts, as well as biological macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins - most often enzymes)
Source: "VP-P8-2322. Integrated Program for the Development of Biotechnology in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2020" (approved by the Government of Russia on April 24, 2012 No. 1853p-P8)
"Biotechnology" means any kind of technology related to the use of biological systems, living organisms or their derivatives for the manufacture or modification of products or processes with a view to their specific application
Source: "CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY"