Includes any technique or technological application that uses biological systems or living organisms to create or modify products and processes of food production, sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and forestry. This includes recombinant DNA technology, transgenic crops and animals, genetically modified foods, biopharmaceuticals, bioremediation, and more.
Biotechnology
Spotlights
AgBioForum - The Journal of Agrobiotechnology, Management & EconomicsIllinois Missouri Biotechnology Alliance.
Publishes short, nontechnical articles reporting on current research that focuses on the interactions of agrobiotechnology with economics and with sociopolitical processes.
Agricultural Biotechnology
United States Department of Agriculture.
Learn about the role of USDA agencies in biotechnology, the research being conducted in the U.S., the laws and regulations, trade, and the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology.
Agricultural Biotechnology Briefing Room
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides information regarding the adoption of biotechnology; its production impacts; issues surrounding marketing, labeling, and trade; and, biotechnology research.
Transgenic Livestock, Fish and InsectsUSDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on transgenic animals including livestock, fish and insects from January 2005 to the present.
Agricultural Biotechnology
University of Maryland.
Provides a variety of agricultural biotechnology information resources such as food biotechnology, crops, animals, economics, and more from the University of Maryland AgNIC database and other sources.
Genetically Modified FoodsUSDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on genetically modified foods from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books and audiovisuals from 2000 to the present.
Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization.
Provides biotechnology information regarding newly released documents, meetings, conferences, newsletters, and more. Country policy documents and the FAO position statement are also available.
Genetically Modified Crops and PlantsUSDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on genetically modified crops and plants from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books and audiovisuals from 2000 to the present.
Introduction to Biotechnology Regulatory Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceUSDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
This program regulates the field testing, movement, and importation of genetically engineered organisms that are known to be, or could be plant pests. BRS issues various types of permits for each of these activities.
Plant Biotechnology for Food and FeedDHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Provides a wealth of information including guidance documents, FDA Talk papers, international guidelines, reports, testimonials, consumer information, food labeling, and other policy and planning information.
National Center for Biotechnology InformationNIH. NLM. National Center of Biotechnology Information.
Serves as a national resource for molecular biology information by providing public databases and software tools to analyze genome data, and by disseminating biomedical research information.
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech ApplicationsInternational Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.
Delivers new agricultural biotechnology applications to developing countries. ISAAA's projects examine technologies that decrease dependency on water, pesticides, and fertilizers; and improve control of abiotic and biotic stresses.
IFT Expert Report on Biotechnology and Foods
Institute of Food Technologists.
Released in September 2000, this report provides a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence related to biotechnology and foods.
Genetics topics overviews from Nature EducationNature Education.
Genetics systems, processes & functions overviews with detailed topic rooms, including: Chromosomes and Cytogenetics, Gene Expression and Regulation; Genes and Disease; Genetics and Society; Nucleic Acid Structure & Function, and more. Interactive discussion encouraged.