Biotechnology A Definition and Overview

In a general sense, biotechnology is a multi- and interdisciplinary field of activities dealing with biological and biochemical processes carried out on a broad range of scale (101 to 10 m ) as a technique for production. [Pg.1]

Biotechnology has been defined differently in different countries and continents. Based on a definition by the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB), a broader sense is discussed in Europe recently [Pg.1]

the main characteristics of biotechnology are integration, orientation towards applications but also a considerably impact on human society in the future ( Biosociety , FAST, 1980 Moser, 1988). [Pg.1]

Food- and Agricultural (Phyto-, Zoo-) Biotechnology Healthcare (Pharma-) Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology. [Pg.1]

One systematic treatment of biotechnology results from a logical consideration of the catalysts responsible for the conversions in biochemical reactions [Pg.1]

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