Life sciences and biotechnology in China.
Life science and biotechnology have become a top priority in research and development in many countries as the world marches into the new century. China as a developing country with a 1.3 billion population and booming economy is actively meeting the challenge of a new era in this area of research. Owing to support from the government and the scientific community, and reform to improve the infrastructure, recent years have witnessed a rapid progress in some important fields of life science and biotechnology in China, such as genomics and protein sciences, neuroscience, systematics, super-hybrid rice research, stem cell and cloning technology, gene therapy and drug/vaccine development. The planned expansion and development of innovation in related sectors and the area of bioethics are described and discussed.
Chen
Zhu
Z
Chinese Academy of Sciences, 52 San Li He Road, Beijing 100864, People's Republic of China. zchen@stn.sh.cn
Wang
Hong-Guang
HG
Wen
Zhao-Jun
ZJ
Wang
Yihuang
Y
D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D002681:China; D003906:Developing Countries; D007391:International Cooperation; D010560:Personnel Selection