the use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processesCollocationsBiotechnologyArguments for GM cropsface/suffer from/alleviate food shortagesbegin/do/conduct field trials of GM cropsgrow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foodsimprove/increase food security/crop yieldslabel food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)fund/invest in genetic engineering/researchpromote/support/be in favour of GM food/GM crops/genetic engineeringembrace biotechnology/GM technologyArguments against GM cropsoppose/be against GM technology/food/crops/trialscall for/introduce/impose a ban on genetic modification/a moratorium on the release of GMOsban/prohibit/outlaw the use of pesticides/chemical fertilizers/GMOs/so-called ‘Frankenfoods’stop/halt/wreck/destroy GM crop trialspromote/support/be in favour of organic farmingArguments for biotechnology in medicinegrow/obtain/harvest human organs/stem cells from human embryostransplant organs/genes/tissue/cells (into mice/animals/embryos)use biotechnology/gene therapy to treat/repair/cure somethingfund/invest in/promote/support/be in favour of (embryonic) stem cell researchsuccessfully clone/succeed in cloning a sheep/a human embryo/a human beingArguments against biotechnology in medicinecreate/produce ‘designer babies’consider/explore/address the ethical issues raised by/related to/surrounding somethingoppose/be against human cloning/stem cell researchcall for/introduce/impose a ban on human cloning/a moratorium on xenotransplantationban/prohibit/outlaw human cloning/stem cell research/xenotransplantationOxford Collocations DictionaryBiotechnology is used before these nouns: instituteSeefull entryWordfinderbiologybiology,biotechnology,breed,cell,chromosome,DNA,gene,mutation,organism,protein
See biotechnology in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee biotechnology in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
