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Use of Intellectual Property Rights in Relation to Modern Biotechnology! There are many arguments for and against the use of intellectual property rights in relation to modern biotechnology. The patent system, as a system for the protection of intellectual property, is an integral part of the market economy and therefore can be a driving force […]

Biotechnology: History, Scopes and Applications! Modern science encompasses new developments in the biological, physical, and social sciences. In biology, discoveries over the past 20 years allow the better understanding of the structure and function of human, animal, and plant genes. (more…)

Economic and Social Benefits of Biotechnology! Of necessity biotechnology has to be applied for the benefit of human beings, society and the environment. These are not necessarily the same, for the benefit to living human beings may be at the short or long term cost to the environment. (more…)