14. Biotechnology Systems

  1. Frederick Betz

Published Online: 2 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9780470927564.ch14

Managing Technological Innovation: Competitive Advantage from Change, Third Edition

Managing Technological Innovation: Competitive Advantage from Change, Third Edition

How to Cite

Betz, F. (2011) Biotechnology Systems, in Managing Technological Innovation: Competitive Advantage from Change, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470927564.ch14

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 MAR 2011
  2. Published Print: 2 FEB 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470547823

Online ISBN: 9780470927564

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Keywords:

  • biotechnology systems, biological systems - incredibly complex, progress in biotechnology industry limited by scientific understanding of this complexity;
  • origin of molecular biology, science base - later emergence of biotechnology;
  • DNA function in reproduction - geneticists, principles of heredity, mechanism of heredity still not demonstrated;
  • science bases for technology - science, knowledge bases for scientific technology in a pattern;
  • Human Genome Project - sequences of bases in DNA's double helix structure, “language” of instruction for DNA replication and protein synthesis

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Science Bases for Technology

  • Profits in Biotechnology

  • Research and Complexity of Nature

  • Progress in Biotechnology

  • University Research Centers for Science and Technology