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May 2002
Updated September 2006

Announcment of a new publication

FAO Biotechnology Glossary publication

FAO Research and Technology Paper 9

by A. Zaid
H.G. Hughes
E. Porceddu
F. Nicholas

The FAO Research and Technology Paper 9, entitled "Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture”, is a revised, augmented version of the "Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering", published by FAO in 1999 and co-authored by A. Zaid, H.G. Hughes, E. Porceddu and F. Nicholas.

In 2001, the process of revising the Glossary was undertaken to update the definitions of this rapidly evolving field and to enrich the number of terms defined. It now includes about 450 new terms, about 100 old terms have been deleted and it contains a total of 3,196 terms and related definitions.

(Also available in Arabic, French and Spanish)

Click here to see the full publication or here to see the glossary as a searchable database.

See also:

• First edition of the "Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture" (1999)