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Biotechnology Biotechnology is a general term used in a very
broad field of study. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity,
biotechnology means any technological application that uses biological
systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify
products or processes for specific use. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines biotechnology as the industrial use of living organisms or biological methods derived through basic research; examples range from genetic engineering to making cheese or bread. Missouri Soybean Programs led the charge for biotechnology and life sciences in Missouri, and beyond. With a vision born in the mid-1990s by Missouri soybean farmers and leadership from executive director/CEO Dale R. Ludwig, Missouri Soybean Programs has positioned Missouri as the public leader in soybean biotechnology highlighted by the recent announcement of the National Soybean Biotechnology Center. Throughout the last decade with vast assistance from U.S. Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond, Missouri Soybean Programs assembled a core group of soybean researchers ranging from molecular geneticists to animal nutritionists, and from soybean breeders to biotechnology economists. Coordination with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis and the University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources in Columbia, synergizes major public efforts in the U.S., creating the Biotech Corridor along Interstate 70 in Missouri. Please click on National Center to learn more.
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