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• food processing enzyme — Enzyme used to control food texture, flavour, appearance, or nutritional value. Amylases break down complex polysaccharides to simpler sugars; proteases tenderize meat proteins. A prominent target of food biotechnology is to develop novel food… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Biotechnology — is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as: [ [http://www.biodiv.org/convention/convention.shtml The Convention… …   Wikipedia

• Food security — refers to the availability of food and one s access to it. A household is considered food secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. World wide around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty,… …   Wikipedia

• Biotechnology And Biological Sciences Research Council — Le Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) est l un des sept Conseils de recherche du gouvernement du Royaume Uni, chargé des affaires concernant la recherche en biotechnologies et sciences biologiques. Il soutient… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Biotechnology and biological sciences research council — Le Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) est l un des sept Conseils de recherche du gouvernement du Royaume Uni, chargé des affaires concernant la recherche en biotechnologies et sciences biologiques. Il soutient… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council — (BBSRC) is a British Research Council and Non Departmental Public Body supporting several scientific research institutes and university research departments in the UK. Receiving its funding through the Department for Innovation, Universities and… …   Wikipedia

• Food marketing — brings together the producer and the consumer. [“Food Marketing,” in Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, Brian Wansink, New York: Oxford University Press, 501 503.] It is the chain of activities that brings food from “farm gate to… …   Wikipedia

• Food and Drug Administration — FDA redirects here. For other uses, see FDA (disambiguation). Food and Drug Administration Agency overview Formed 1906 …   Wikipedia

• Biotechnology industry in the People's Republic of China — The People s Republic of China has seen double digit growth in its biotechnology industry and has gone from being one of the slowest to one of the fastest nations in the adoption of new biotechnologies. The biotech sector is seen in China and… …   Wikipedia

• Food and Agriculture Organization — FAO redirects here. For other uses, see FAO (disambiguation). Food and Agriculture Organization o …   Wikipedia

• biotechnology — biotechnical /buy oh tek ni keuhl/, biotechnological /buy oh tek nl oj i keuhl/, adj. biotechnologically, adv. biotechnologist, n. /buy oh tek nol euh jee/, n. the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or …   Universalium