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Asian Biotech

Author : Aihwa Ong
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822393204
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Asian Biotech written by Aihwa Ong and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing the first overview of Asia’s emerging biosciences landscape, this timely and important collection brings together ethnographic case studies on biotech endeavors such as genetically modified foods in China, clinical trials in India, blood collection in Singapore and China, and stem-cell research in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. While biotech policies and projects vary by country, the contributors identify a significant trend toward state entrepreneurialism in biotechnology, and they highlight the ways that political thinking and ethical reasoning are converging around the biosciences. As ascendant nations in a region of postcolonial emergence, with an “uncanny surplus” in population and pandemics, Asian countries treat their populations as sources of opportunity and risk. Biotech enterprises are allied to efforts to overcome past humiliations and restore national identity and political ambition, and they are legitimized as solutions to national anxieties about food supplies, diseases, epidemics, and unknown biological crises in the future. Biotechnological responses to perceived risks stir deep feelings about shared fate, and they crystallize new ethical configurations, often re-inscribing traditional beliefs about ethnicity, nation, and race. As many of the essays in this collection illustrate, state involvement in biotech initiatives is driving the emergence of “biosovereignty,” an increasing pressure for state control over biological resources, commercial health products, corporate behavior, and genetic based-identities. Asian Biotech offers much-needed analysis of the interplay among biotechnologies, economic growth, biosecurity, and ethical practices in Asia. Contributors Vincanne Adams Nancy N. Chen Stefan Ecks Kathleen Erwin Phuoc V. Le Jennifer Liu Aihwa Ong Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner Kaushik Sunder Rajan Wen-Ching Sung Charis Thompson Ara Wilson

Betting on Biotech

Author : Joseph Wong
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801463378
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Betting on Biotech written by Joseph Wong and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, several late-developing countries registered astonishingly high growth rates under strong state direction, making use of smart investment strategies, turnkey factories, and reverse-engineering, and taking advantage of the postwar global economic boom. Among these economic miracles were postwar Japan and, in the 1960s and 1970s, the so-called Asian Tigers—Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan—whose experiences epitomized the analytic category of the "developmental state." In Betting on Biotech, Joseph Wong examines the emerging biotechnology sector in each of these three industrial dynamos. They have invested billions of dollars in biotech industries since the 1990s, but commercial blockbusters and commensurate profits have not followed. Industrial upgrading at the cutting edge of technological innovation is vastly different from the dynamics of earlier practices in established industries. The profound uncertainties of life-science-based industries such as biotech have forced these nations to confront a new logic of industry development, one in which past strategies of picking and making winners have given way to a new strategy of throwing resources at what remain very long shots. Betting on Biotech illuminates a new political economy of industrial technology innovation in places where one would reasonably expect tremendous potential—yet where billion-dollar bets in biotech continue to teeter on the brink of spectacular failure.

Fungible Life

Author : Aihwa Ong
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822373645
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Fungible Life written by Aihwa Ong and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong explores the dynamic world of cutting-edge bioscience research, offering critical insights into the complex ways Asian bioscientific worlds and cosmopolitan sciences are entangled in a tropical environment brimming with the threat of emergent diseases. At biomedical centers in Singapore and China scientists map genetic variants, disease risks, and biomarkers, mobilizing ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Their differentiation between Chinese, Indian, and Malay DNA makes fungible Singapore's ethnic-stratified databases that come to "represent" majority populations in Asia. By deploying genomic science as a public good, researchers reconfigure the relationships between objects, peoples, and spaces, thus rendering "Asia" itself as a shifting entity. In Ong's analysis, Asia emerges as a richly layered mode of entanglements, where the population's genetic pasts, anxieties and hopes, shared genetic weaknesses, and embattled genetic futures intersect. Furthermore, her illustration of the contrasting methods and goals of the Biopolis biomedical center in Singapore and BGI Genomics in China raises questions about the future direction of cosmopolitan science in Asia and beyond.

Biotechnology Development: The Asian Experience

Author : Wagdy Sawahel
Publisher : Daya Books
ISBN 13 : 9788170351818
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Biotechnology Development: The Asian Experience written by Wagdy Sawahel and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most significant technological developments in recent years has been in the field of biotechnology-the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents to provide goods and services for agriculture, industry and medicine. Most Asian countries identified biotechnologies as key technologies for future and assigned to them the highest priority for both scientific and industrial development. This monograph reflects the state of biotechnology development in some Asian countries, rich and poor, developed and developing. It is aimed at policy makers whose support is essential to any meaningful biotechnology programme-in order to inform them of the Asian experience in biotechnology development and to stimulate collaboration between biotechnology communities. Contents Chapter 1: Biotechnology: Definition & Industrial Applications; Chapter 2: Biotechnology Development in Asia; Chapter 3: General Conclusions.

Biotech in China

Author : Rolf Schmid
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000294641
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Biotech in China written by Rolf Schmid and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her quest for global leadership in science and technology, the People’s Republic of China has attained top ranks in the number of scientific publications, "hot papers," or national and international patent applications. However, analysis of the underlying structures and mechanisms is hindered by the sheer flood of data, stringent government control of all media, and ambiguities inherent in translation from Chinese. This book overcomes these difficulties and provides a concise picture of biotechnology-related research and development in China. It begins with brief accounts of China’s geography, people, political and administrational structure, economy, finance, infrastructure related to science and technology, and educational system. It presents succinct accounts on structures and developments in biomedicine, diagnostics, agriculture, fermented food, bioindustry, and environmental biotechnology, with reference to government, industry, and academia. Finally, it predicts the next steps in Chinese biotechnology for the national agenda and, in view of China’s ambitious global development strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative.

Biotechnology and Development

Author : Sachin Chaturvedi
Publisher : Academic Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9788171883462
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Biotechnology and Development written by Sachin Chaturvedi and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotechnology Is At The Heart Of Technology Revolution In Asia Today With Immense Potential In The Pharmaceutical And Agriculture Sectors. This Study Covers Economic And Policy Issues And The Experiences In Biotechnology In Japan, India, Malaysia, The Phillipines, Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, China And Singapore And Also The International Cooperative Strategies Of Asean And In Europe. This Book Is A Valuable Resource For Governments, Multilateral Institutions, Academics And Practitioners In The Field Of Economic Development And Technology Policy Management.

Biotech

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Biotech written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biobusiness in Asia

Author : Gurinder S. Shahi
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Biobusiness in Asia written by Gurinder S. Shahi and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2004 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET)

Author : Carl Pray
Publisher : CIMMYT
ISBN 13 : 9706481389
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis The Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET) by : Carl Pray

Download or read book The Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET) written by Carl Pray and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 2006 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Made in China

Author : Jasper Becker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1787386120
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Made in China written by Jasper Becker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What might COVID-19 mean for, and reveal about, China's place in the world? The coronavirus pandemic started in Wuhan, home to the leading lab studying the SARS virus and bats. Was that pure coincidence? This book explores what we know, and still don't know, about the origins of COVID-19, and how it was handled in China. We may never get all the answers, but much is already clear: China's record as the origin of earlier pandemics, and its struggle to bring contagious diseases under control; its history as both a victim of biological warfare and a developer of deadly bioweapons. When Covid broke out, Wuhan was building science parks to realise Beijing's ambitions in biotech research. Whoever achieves global leadership of the gene-editing industry stands to harvest great power and wealth. China has already challenged Western technological supremacy with 5G and in other industries. Yet this tiny, invisible virus has cruelly exposed a critical flaw in the Chinese political system: obsessive secrecy. The West wanted to trust the PRC, hoping that, as it prospered, it would become an open society. Made in China reveals how Beijing's leaders have betrayed that trust.

Bioscience Entrepreneurship in Asia

Author : P. S. Teng
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981270020X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Bioscience Entrepreneurship in Asia written by P. S. Teng and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2008 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work illustrates how Asia is using biology to create innovative products, services and technologies to meet the goals of poverty reduction, food security, livelihood improvement and wealth creation in future years.

Biotechnology in Agriculture in Asia

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Biotechnology in Agriculture in Asia written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biotechnology in China

Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309041325
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Biotechnology in China written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Paperback version of a previously released examination of change and continuity in the status of black Americans, comprises papers resulting from a four-year study conducted under the aegis of the Committee on the Status of Black Americans. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Beyond Technonationalism

Author : Kathryn C. Ibata-Arens
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503608751
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Technonationalism written by Kathryn C. Ibata-Arens and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biomedical industry, which includes biopharmaceuticals, genomics and stem cell therapies, and medical devices, is among the fastest growing worldwide. While it has been an economic development target of many national governments, Asia is currently on track to reach the epicenter of this growth. What accounts for the rapid and sustained economic growth of biomedicals in Asia? To answer this question, Kathryn Ibata-Arens integrates global and national data with original fieldwork to present a conceptual framework that considers how national governments have managed key factors, like innovative capacity, government policy, and firm-level strategies. Taking China, India, Japan, and Singapore in turn, she compares each country's underlying competitive advantages. What emerges is an argument that countries pursuing networked technonationalism (NTN) effectively upgrade their capacity for innovation and encourage entrepreneurial activity in targeted industries. In contrast to countries that engage in classic technonationalism—like Japan's developmental state approach—networked technonationalists are global minded to outside markets, while remaining nationalistic within the domestic economy. By bringing together aggregate data at the global and national level with original fieldwork and drawing on rich cases, Ibata-Arens telegraphs implications for innovation policy and entrepreneurship strategy in Asia—and beyond.

The Family, Medical Decision-Making, and Biotechnology

Author : Shui Chuen Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402052200
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Family, Medical Decision-Making, and Biotechnology written by Shui Chuen Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-03 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the implications of Confucian moral and ontological understandings for medical decision-making, human embryonic stem cell research, and health care financing. The book reveals East Asian attitudes on the moral status of human embryos and the morality of embryonic stem cell research that are quite different from Christian and Muslim cultural perspectives. The book also discusses how Confucian cultural resources can help meet the challenges of health care financing.

Applications of Biotechnology in Traditional Fermented Foods

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309046858
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Applications of Biotechnology in Traditional Fermented Foods written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In developing countries, traditional fermentation serves many purposes. It can improve the taste of an otherwise bland food, enhance the digestibility of a food that is difficult to assimilate, preserve food from degradation by noxious organisms, and increase nutritional value through the synthesis of essential amino acids and vitamins. Although "fermented food" has a vaguely distasteful ring, bread, wine, cheese, and yogurt are all familiar fermented foods. Less familiar are gari, ogi, idli, ugba, and other relatively unstudied but important foods in some African and Asian countries. This book reports on current research to improve the safety and nutrition of these foods through an elucidation of the microorganisms and mechanisms involved in their production. Also included are recommendations for needed research.

Stem Cell Research in Asia

Author : Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317571878
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Book Synopsis Stem Cell Research in Asia by : Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner

Download or read book Stem Cell Research in Asia written by Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great hurry to realise promised cures in stem cell research requires regulation to guarantee bioethical research practices. Yet, increasingly similar national guidelines for stem cell research yields a range of diverging research practices. This book shows how the different rationale of regulation affects stem cell research practices in Asia. In low- and medium income countries such as India and China the advancement of science has a different weight on the national agenda, and the evaluation of scientific research is measured with a different yardstick, depending on the political and national research environment. For developing countries the question of research funding into stem cell research, healthcare, and the donation of embryos, foetuses and oocytes entail different considerations compared to in affluent welfare societies. Moreover, research institutions have different cultural and political histories, so that the meaning of formal guidelines, legislation and social rules may differ according to their various institutional settings. This volume discusses the informal cultures, social conventions and traditions that are crucial to the way in which stem cell research takes place in Asia. This book was originally published as a special issue of New Genetics and Society.