| Title: | US BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| Price: | $680.00 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 19, 2008 |
| Source: | IBISWORLD INDUSTRY RISK REPORTS |
| Author: | IBISWORLD |
| Brief Excerpt: | ...Biotechnology is the application of science and technology to living organisms as well as parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for the prod uction of knowledge and biotechnology products and services. The definition of biotechnology as used by the US Census Bureau and the National Science Foundation is: the application of molecular and cellular processes to solve problems, conduct research, and create goods and services. Biotechnology includes a diverse collection of technologies that manipulate cellular, sub-cellular, or molecular components in living things to make products or discover new knowledge about the molecular and genetic basis of life, or to modify plants, animals and micro-organisms to carry desired traits. Such technologies include, but are not limited to: genetic engineering (e.g. recombinant DNA, gene therapy, cloning, antisense); hybridoma technology (to produce monoclonal antibodies); polymerase chain reaction or PCR amplification;... |
| Length: | 19 Pages
(17 Billable Pages)
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| Geographic Regions: | AMERICAS, NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES |
| Industry: | BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| Non-Billable Page Numbers: | 1;2 |
| Format: | 
Adobe Acrobat
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