The topic of this category, biotechnology, refers to the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments, or the use of living things to make products.
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Offering information about topics such as The Human Genome Project, enzyme products in everyday life, nanomedicine, essentials for cloning genes and biotechnology in agriculture.
http://biotech.about.com/
Provides resources on the regulations governing biotechnology research, development and use in Canada. Also includes information about Canada's strategy to stimulate biotechnology.
http://bioportal.gc.ca
BioWorld is a news website dedicated to covering biotechnology. The site has coverage of this thriving business sector including biotech in China and biotech financial developments. You can also find out about upcoming biotechnology conferences here.
http://www.bioworld.com
DNA Research is a peer-reviewed, international journal focused on the publication of academic papers on structures and function of genes and genomes. The current issue and archives are available, along with an overview of the publication, including subscription information.
http://dnaresearch.oxfordjournals.org/
Provides access to current and past issues of the print edition of GEN, a publication covering genetic engineering and biotechnology news. The main sections of the website are biobusiness, drug discovery, bioprocessing and clinical research. The website will be of interest both to researchers and those with a commercial interest in this field.
http://www.genengnews.com/
Resource portal with information on biotechnology and medicine. Includes a blog that discusses the latest developments in genomics and proteomics. Features a job listing section to help people find work in the biotech and medicine fields.
http://www.medbioworld.com
Researchers at PNNL who are focused on understanding gene and protein networks involved in individual cell signaling, communication between cells in communities, and cellular metabolic pathways.
http://www.sysbio.org/
The Whitaker Foundation is a non-profit organization funding biomedical engineering research and education in the United States of America.
http://www.whitaker.org/
