- biotechnology - the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"
--1 is a kind of molecular biology
--1 has particulars:bioremediation; genetic engineering, gene-splicing, recombinant DNA technology - biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics - the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
--2 is a kind of engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology
- biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics - the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments