Chapter 6: Science & Engineering Indicators
Genetic Engineering
As robot technology is closely identified with advanced manufacturing, genetic engineering is closely identified with the broad field of biotechnology. For this study, genetic engineering is defined as RDNA
technology--or more specifically, as the formation of microbial mutants by RDNA techniques. It covers processes for isolation, preparation, and purification of DNA or RNA, DNA or RNA fragments and modified forms thereof; the introduction of foreign
genetic material using vectors; vectors; use of hosts; and expression. As used here, genetic engineering excludes monoclonal antibody technology. (Click here for footnote
53.)
Footnote 53:
The trends discussed for genetic engineering technology are based on the population of 4,385 genetic engineering patent records in the World Patents Index Latest database, with priority applications in the seven countries under study and basic patent
publications from 1981 to early 1993. These seven countries accounted for about 85.4 percent of total genetic engineering patent families.
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