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Life sciences are a science which studies the nature and phenomena of life activities in living things, as well as the relationship between lives and their living environment. In the 1950’s, American biologist Watson and British physicist Crick established the double helix model of DNA, marking the birth of molecular biology. Since then, biological research has risen to the molecular level from the cellular level and entered the golden period of development. Bio-technology is an application science combining the latest achievements of modern bio-sciences with the latest engineering technology. Biotechnology, defined by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, is a technology that serves the community using micro-organisms, animals and plants as a reactor for processing materials in order to provide products, by means of natural science and engineering principles.
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Chen, H. (2011). Life Sciences and Biotechnology. In: Chen, H. (eds) Large Research Infrastructures Development in China: A Roadmap to 2050. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19368-2_7
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