biotechnology

technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
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biotechnology

Summary

biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science[1]. biotechnology ranks in the top 6% of interdisciplinary_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • biotechnology's instance of is recorded as interdisciplinary science[3].
  • biotechnology's instance of is recorded as applied science[4].
  • biotechnology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • biotechnology's instance of is recorded as type of technology[6].
  • biotechnology's instance of is recorded as industry[7].
  • biotechnology is a type of technology[8].
  • biotechnology is part of technology[9].
  • biotechnology is part of biology[10].
  • biotechnology's Commons category is recorded as Biotechnology[11].
  • biotechnology's said to be the same as is recorded as Q138645657[12].
  • biotechnology comprises industrial biotechnology[13].
  • biotechnology comprises medical biotechnology[14].
  • biotechnology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biotechnology[15].
  • biotechnology's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Biotechnology[16].
  • biotechnology's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[17].
  • biotechnology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Biotechnology[18].
  • biotechnology's history of topic is recorded as history of biotechnology[19].
  • biotechnology's practiced by is recorded as biotechnologist[20].
  • biotechnology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[21].
  • biotechnology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • biotechnology's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of biotechnology[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include interdisciplinary science[3], applied science[4], academic discipline[5], type of technology[6], and industry[7]. biotechnology is a type of technology[8].

Use and Application

Components include industrial biotechnology[13], an academic discipline[24] and medical biotechnology[14], a branch of biotechnology[25]. Part of include technology[9], an academic discipline[26] and biology[10], a branch of science[27].

Why It Matters

biotechnology ranks in the top 6% of interdisciplinary_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).[2] biotechnology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] biotechnology is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edam ontology id topic_3297
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2348, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 6d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) industrial biotechnology, medical biotechnology
    Cicap encyclopedia id 100463
    Subclass of technology
    Topic's main category Category:Biotechnology
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14325]]: 100463"
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