scopes and nature of biotechnology
the definition of biotechnology is " the creation of useful products to make money" basically but it really is more than that.  It is a wonderful field that, if allowed to progress, is going to change the world in so many ways! Paralyzed people will walk again by research in stem cell use,  organ donors will no longer be neccessary by research in cloning human organs,  we have insulin through microbial cultivation....there's so much we can do! Clean up oil spills with microbes,  mapping the entire genetic code will help cure diseases, gene therapy....I could go on forever!
The Production & Operations Management Society has on its website a very interesting study that looks at the impact of technological factors on the software industry \n\n"The Impact of the New IT Technologies in the Business Model Transformation" http://www.poms.org/ConfPapers/003/003-0237.doc