biotechnology

n.

1.

same as bioengineering.

Noun	1.	biotechnology - the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"
	2.	biotechnology - the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments Synonyms: bioengineering, ergonomics

bioremediation, gene-splicing, genetic engineering, molecular biology, recombinant DNA technology