GCRI · Biotechnology and Biosecurity
STEM foundation of Biotechnology and Biosecurity
The science, technology, engineering and mathematics Biotechnology and Biosecurity rests on. Each method has a canonical page in the STEM Commons, hosted by the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), and a page here on how it is applied in this field.
Six pages under STEM foundation of Biotechnology and Biosecurity.
- 01MethodMolecular and life sciences for biotechnology and biosecurity
- 02MethodBiotechnology platforms at Biotechnology and Biosecurity
- 03MethodEpidemiology and public health science for biotechnology and biosecurity
- 04MethodProbability and statistics for biotechnology and biosecurity
- 05MethodAgricultural, soil and food science for biotechnology and biosecurity
- 06MethodProcess and industrial safety engineering for biotechnology and biosecurity
The methods behind the field.
- 01Molecular and life sciencesGenome sequencing and assembly · Phylogenetic analysis · Functional assaysSteward · Biotechnology and BiosecurityApplied here
- 02Biotechnology platformsGenetic engineering · Bioprocess design · High-throughput screeningSteward · Biotechnology and BiosecurityApplied here
- 03Epidemiology and public health scienceCohort and case-control studies · Disease surveillance · Transmission modellingSteward · Health NexusApplied here
- 04Probability and statisticsStatistical inference · Bayesian analysis · Regression modelling · Sampling designSteward · Systems Science and ModellingApplied here
- 05Agricultural, soil and food scienceCrop growth simulation · Soil fertility and erosion assessment · Field trialsSteward · Food NexusApplied here
- 06Process and industrial safety engineeringHazard and operability studies · Layer of protection analysis · Consequence modellingSteward · Advanced Industry and RoboticsApplied here
Why biosecurity needs this combination of methods.
Biosecurity work draws on life sciences and biotechnology at policy level, epidemiology, probability and process safety, and agricultural science for plant health.
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Pages in STEM foundation of Biotechnology and Biosecurity.
Molecular and life sciences for biotechnology and biosecurity
MethodBiotechnology platforms at Biotechnology and Biosecurity
MethodEpidemiology and public health science for biotechnology and biosecurity
MethodProbability and statistics for biotechnology and biosecurity
MethodAgricultural, soil and food science for biotechnology and biosecurity
MethodProcess and industrial safety engineering for biotechnology and biosecurity
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