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  2. Research and development | Definition, Types, Examples, Strategy...

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    Research and development, in industry, two intimately related processes by which new products and new forms of old products are brought into being through technological innovation. Research and development, a phrase unheard of in the early part of the 20th century, has since become a universal.

  3. Biotechnology | Definition, Examples, & Applications | Britannica

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    Biotechnology, the use of biology to solve problems and make useful products. The most prominent area of biotechnology is the production of therapeutic proteins and other drugs through genetic engineering. Learn more about the development and applications of biotechnology in this article.

  4. research and development (R&D) summary | Britannica

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    research and development (R&D), In industry, two closely related processes by which new products and new forms of old products are created through technological innovation. The work generally focuses on two types of research, basic and applied.

  5. Research and development Definition & Meaning | Britannica...

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    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT meaning: studies and tests that are done in order to design new or improved products abbreviation R & D.

  6. Research and development - Labs, Experiments, Innovation |...

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    Research and development - Labs, Experiments, Innovation: Company laboratories fall into three clear categories: research laboratories, development laboratories, and test laboratories. Research laboratories carry out both basic and applied research work.

  7. Operations research | Definition, History, Examples,...

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    Operations research, application of scientific methods to the management and administration of organized military, governmental, commercial, and industrial processes. Operations research attempts to provide those who manage organized systems with an objective and quantitative basis for decision; it.

  8. stem cell, an undifferentiated cell that can divide to produce some offspring cells that continue as stem cells and some cells that are destined to differentiate (become specialized).

  9. Laboratory | Experimentation, Research, Analysis | Britannica

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    laboratory, Place where scientific research and development is conducted and analyses performed, in contrast with the field or factory. Most laboratories are characterized by controlled uniformity of conditions (constant temperature , humidity, cleanliness).

  10. tourism, the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services.

  11. Research Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    RESEARCH meaning: 1 : careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something often used before another noun; 2 : the activity of getting information about a subject