Find background information on the development and uses of biotechnology, including traditional and modern forms of biotechnology and some of the scientific tools that make this technology possible.

Provides information on the benefits, applications, availability and safety of ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, propane, electric, fuel cells and hydrogen.

Read about BioMiner, an integrated data mining infrastructure to process and analyze vast amounts of information, which is playing an important role in the advancement of health care.

Access biotechnology policies, research activities and resources from the departments and agencies of the Government of Canada. Find information on R&D, health, ethics, the environment, and the business of biotechnology.

This section looks at the various environmentally-related technologies that are facilitated or developed through biotechnology. It examines how biotechnology may be used to conserve and maintain healthy environments, or to clean-up contaminated areas.

This section regarding food looks at the various products of agriculture that are affected by biotechnology. It examines individual crops and other food products that have been genetically modified (GM), fertilizers that use microorganisms, and animal medicines developed through biotechnology.

This section looks at the various drugs and health-care technologies that are developed through biotechnology. It also explores how specific diseases have been affected by developments in these drugs and technologies.

Find out how biotechnology enables the use of renewable resources in industry, thereby increasing efficiency, decreasing pollution and reducing energy usage and waste production.

Discover how biotechnology contributes to the sustainable use of Canada's natural resources, such as how it may be used to protect plants and animals.

Find statistics on the use of living organisms or parts of living organisms in, for example, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and environmental industries in Canada.

Travel the international world of biotechnology with BioWorld, a portal that provides access to government biotechnology sites from more than 40 countries around the world.

Learn about Pseudomonis putida, bacteria that degrades ethylene glycol efficiently to protect bodies of water from the deicing fluid used on the wings of planes (text and video).

There are numerous terms and acronyms used in the area of biotechnology that can be confusing. The following is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) attempt at addressing some commonly used terms.

NRC Imaging Network Portal is a comprehensive source of information about Ottawa-based facilities for optical, scanning probe, electron, ion and X-ray imaging instrumentation within the NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS), the NRC Institute for Biological Sciences (NRC-IBS), the NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS) and the NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (NRC-ICPET).