Malaysia as biotechnology producer: characters of local biotechnology industry

Malaysia supposedly should not have any problem in becoming a biotechnology producer nation. Malaysia is comparatively more developed than other developing countries and is naturally endowed with bountiful tropical forest, biodiversity, a rich source for genetic materials used as main raw ingredient...

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Main Author: Mohamed Yusof, Nor Ashikin
Format: Article
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40695/
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Summary:Malaysia supposedly should not have any problem in becoming a biotechnology producer nation. Malaysia is comparatively more developed than other developing countries and is naturally endowed with bountiful tropical forest, biodiversity, a rich source for genetic materials used as main raw ingredients for biotechnological inventions. In that sense, Malaysia has the extra advantage over other developed nations that are poor in natural resources. The paper investigates the characters of the biotechnology industry locally in preparing the nation towards the national aspiration.