title: The development of biotechnology education in China*.
abstract: From the middle of the 20th century, Chinese scientists have been actively involved in biotechnology. However, biotechnology education in China is a relatively recent phenomenon. This subject has not been addressed at the undergraduate level in a serious way until recently. In the last decade, biotechnology education developed rapidly and reached a new level in Chinese universities. The Chinese scientific establishment is very much aware of the importance of biotechnology and has identified this subject as one of the priority areas. Some universities are taking positive steps toward enhancing biotechnology education. This article focuses on the emergence, as well as the problems and prospects, of biotechnology education in China.
authors.affiliation: Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030.
authors.forename: Xuanwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhonghai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yizhou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Binhui
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xiaofen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Kexuan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang