biotechnological

adjective

bio·​tech·​no·​log·​i·​cal ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-ˌtek-nə-¦lä-ji-kəl 

: of or relating to biotechnology

… the biotechnological process of using genetically-manipulated bacteria or yeasts to produce the antigenic proteins of vaccines …

—Peter Newmark, Nature, 1–7 Sept. 1983

biotechnologically

¦bī-(ˌ)ō-ˌtek-nə-¦lä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Erythropoietin, or EPO, is a biotechnologically derived copy of a human hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells.

—Wall Street Journal, 16 Mar. 1990

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