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In many review papers and books, biotechnology is described on the basis of basic or applied life science and in only a few of them it is described on the basis of technology and engineering.
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Miwa, Y., Kushihashi, Y., Kozai, T. (1995). Mechanical engineering approaches to plant biotechnology. In: Aitken-Christie, J., Kozai, T., Smith, M.A.L. (eds) Automation and environmental control in plant tissue culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8461-6_6
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