Chapter category: Biotechnology
Biotechnology's Seminal Issue: The "Product vs. Process" Controversy
Chapter authors:
Henry I. Miller
Headlines in scientific journals and popular media trumpetedthe arrival of the "biological revolution" and the transformation of research, industries and consumer products in ways never thought possible. Bacteria as factories, "genetically engineered" organisms, food products with characteristics unachievable through traditional breeding. Private investment in biotechnology companies soared and stock markets couldn't get enough of their new–found darling.
