Record #:

10008

Author(s):

Knowland, Kati

Abstract:

North Carolina is transitioning economically from traditional industries like textiles and tobacco to industries in the life sciences, like biotechnology, agricultural genetics, metabolomics, and nutria-genomics. Already the state ranks first in contract research organizations in the country; second in agricultural biotechnology research; third in biomanufacturing; and fourth in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Source:

NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 66 Issue 4, Apr 2008, p18-20, 22, 24, il

Subject(s):

Biotechnology industries