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NTIS Prices: PC AI2/MF A03 Country of Publication: United States Contents: Biotechnology Developments in Asia - A Financial

Perspective; Commercial Biotechnology in Japan; Environmental Biotechnology: Commercial Prospects; and International Biotechnology Patenting.

1551361 PB91-212068/XAB Biotechnology in a Global Economy. Volume 2. Part 1 Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC. Corp. Source Codes: 058574000 Jun 91 259p Languages: English Document Type: Conference proceeding Journal Announcement: GRAI9120 See also Volume 2, Part 2, PB91-212076 NTIS Prices: PC AI2/MF A03 Country of Publication: United States Volume II, Part I of 'Biotechnology in a Global Economy' is

comprised of various papers relating to the biotechnology industry and its level of development in various countries. Major topics discussed include current status of the industry in these countries, financing sources, future strategies, special projects being pursued, and technology transfer.

1550578 MIC-91-04028/XAB Plant Biotechnology Institute (Canada): Annual report 1989-90 Plant Biotechnology Institute (Canada). Saskatoon

(Saskatchewan). Corp. Source Codes: 999999999 Sponsor: National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). c1990 49p Languages: English Journal Announcement: GRAI9120 Microfiche only. NTIS Prices: MF E01 Country of Publication: Canada The National Research Council operates more than a dozen

national laboratories along with programs for scientific- technical information and industrial research assistance. In the biotechnology program, the Plant Biotechnology institute has the mission of delivering new, exploitable biological and biochemical methods for the control and genetic alteration of plant development, especially at the cellular and molecular levels. This annual report covers the highlights of the year, the organisation and personnel, cell technology biological chemistry, the Transgenic Plant Centre, business and outreach, and support services. A list of publications, patents and expenditures are also given.

1547830 PB91-212035/XAB Biomedical Research Technology Resources. A Research Resources

Directory. Eighth Revised Edition, 1990 Research Resources Information Centre, Rockville, MD. Corp. Source Codes: 058590000 Sponsor: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.