印欧語根 | ||
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gwei- | 住むこと、生きることを表す(surviveなど)。g^wei@-とも表記。 | |
leg- | 集めること、さらに派生して 話すことを表す。重要な派生語は、語幹lectを持つ語(select, collectなど)、接尾辞-logy(論議や表現、学問を表す)を持つ語(biology, technologyなど)、coil, legal, lesson, loyalなど。 | |
teks- | 織ること、作り上げることを表す(context, textなど)。technologyなどの由来として、芸術、技能、手腕。 |
語幹 | ||
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logy | (logic,logue)会話・表現、科学・学問、調和などを表すラテン語logos、印欧語根leg-から。 |
接頭辞 | ||
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bio- | (bi-とも)生命、生物、生物学を表す。印欧語根gwei-から。 |
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/20 14:32 UTC 版)
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose. Modern use of similar terms includes genetic engineering as well as cell- and tissue culture technologies. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures (and history) for modifying living organisms according to human purposes — going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. By comparison to biotechnology, bioengineering is generally thought of as a related field with its emphasis more on higher systems approaches (not necessarily altering or using biological materials directly) for interfacing with and utilizing living things. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as:
biocosmetics made using biotechnology