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Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that combines biology, chemistry, engineering, and technology to develop products and processes using living organisms, cells, or their components. It ...

Oman will carefully consider the benefits of biotechnology with a desire to have safeguards in place against potential risks to human health and the environment. Oman will carefully consider the ...

Different industries have different motivations to probe the enormous resource that is uncultivated microbial diversity. Currently, there is a global political drive to promote white (industrial) ...

Chitinases are specialised enzymes that catalyse the degradation of chitin, one of the most abundant natural polysaccharides. Found across diverse biological domains, these enzymes play crucial roles ...

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To enhance productivity, quality, and the added value of products while safeguarding the environment, the agricultural sector should prioritize the development of biotechnology. This approach can lead ...