One of the latest and most controversial areas of science is biotechnology. Genetic engineering concerns with the manipulation of DNA molecules to modify plants, animals and other creatures. Scientists are now able to isolate a gene or genome in an animal or plant to another one, based on the traits they want to transfer. The movement of a gene from a living creature to another one is called th...

Our comments on this CBAC interim report are based on nearly 20 years of research on biotechnology. The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) first began investigating biotechnology regulation in 1984, when we organized the first conference in Canada on environmental issues regarding biotechnology. At that time we identified the need for a comprehensive policy framework f...

the extraordinary revolution in biotechnology has created new possibilities for curing disease and manipulating our genetic heritage. it is easy to see how biotechnology can be used for medicinal purposes. knowledge of the genetic makeup of our species, the genetic basis of heritable diseases, and the invention of technology to manipulate and fix mutant genes provides methods to treat the disea...

a 51 hour (3 credit) lecture course entitled pharmaceutical biotechnology is outlined which details the biochemistry and biotechnology of biological drug products. it is designed to equip students undertaking pharmacy program with an understanding of concepts, both academic and applied, directly relevant to working in the biotechnological products sector. in addition to the course, a bank of re...