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Grüne Gentechnik

English translation: agricultural genetic engineering

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German term or phrase:Grüne Gentechnik
English translation:agricultural genetic engineering
Entered by: casper (X)

11:08 Apr 1, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Genetics
German term or phrase: Grüne Gentechnik
Green gene technology ist meist im Zusammenhang mit deutschen Autoren/Regierung etc zu finden....Welcher Begriff ist denn im Englischen üblich?
Plant genetic engineering oder agricultural genetic engineering vielleicht?
CArcher
Germany
Local time: 00:52
agricultural genetic engineering
Explanation:
Die Grüne Gentechnik oder Agrogentechnik ist die Anwendung gentechnischer Verfahren im Bereich der Züchtung von Pflanzen, deren Ergebnisse transgene Pflanzen genannt werden. Insbesondere bezeichnet der Begriff Verfahren zur Herstellung von pflanzlichen gentechnisch veränderten Organismen (GVO), in deren Erbgut gezielt einzelne Gene eingeschleust werden. Die Grüne Gentechnik ist somit Bestandteil der Grünen Biotechnologie.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grüne_Gentechnik



Take a look at this bilingual article (in 2 PDF files) posted online by NABU - Naturschutzbund Deutschland

Agrogentechnik und Biodiversität
http://shortify.com/10093


Agricultural Genetic Engineering and Biodiversity
http://shortify.com/10094
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casper (X)
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6agricultural genetic engineering
casper (X)
4green genetic engineering
Cilian O'Tuama


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
green genetic engineering


Explanation:
"green" as in environment-friendly etc., not green as in plants.

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grüne Gentechnik has got nothing to do with being environment-friendly, it refers to the use of transgenic plants in agriculture etc


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cetacea: Definitely not! This is about plant genetic engineering.//Generally speaking, yes, but "grüne Gentechnik" is a fixed term regardless of context. See e.g. the definition supplied by the Max Planck Institue: http://tinyurl.com/y876og9
2 hrs
  -> goes to show that context can be helpful
agree  Lancashireman: 'Green' is all the rage nowadays, along with 'global warming' (or 'climate change' as it has been redesignated since this last winter). // Happy Green Thursday!
2 hrs
  -> unless they mean Gentechnik in der Pflanzenzucht/Landwirtschaft
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
agricultural genetic engineering


Explanation:
Die Grüne Gentechnik oder Agrogentechnik ist die Anwendung gentechnischer Verfahren im Bereich der Züchtung von Pflanzen, deren Ergebnisse transgene Pflanzen genannt werden. Insbesondere bezeichnet der Begriff Verfahren zur Herstellung von pflanzlichen gentechnisch veränderten Organismen (GVO), in deren Erbgut gezielt einzelne Gene eingeschleust werden. Die Grüne Gentechnik ist somit Bestandteil der Grünen Biotechnologie.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grüne_Gentechnik



Take a look at this bilingual article (in 2 PDF files) posted online by NABU - Naturschutzbund Deutschland

Agrogentechnik und Biodiversität
http://shortify.com/10093


Agricultural Genetic Engineering and Biodiversity
http://shortify.com/10094

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cetacea: Seems to be more popular than "plant genetic engineering", but both are used, with usage depending on what you'd like to emphasize.
1 hr
  -> Schönen Dank, Cetacea
agree  Rolf Keiser: I'm missing the "green" or "environment-friendly" part here, even though genetic engineering can hardly be defined as such./Thanks for the feedback which is reason to agree.
3 hrs
  -> Asker (in her note to Cilian O'Tuama's answer): "Grüne Gentechnik has got nothing to do with being environment-friendly, it refers to the use of transgenic plants in agriculture etc." // Danke, Goldcoaster.
agree  MMUlr
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, MMUlr
agree  philgoddard
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, philgoddard
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
agree  784512 (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, lingocode
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