Biotechnology in Viet Nam
- Author:
Nguyen Van Tuong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
biotechnology
- MeSH:
Biotechnology Vietnam
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2005;36(3):77-83
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Medical biotechnology is technical solutions using biological properties of cells and of biological moleculars for diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis. Considerable achievements were gained in Vietnam despite it was applied lately and the investment in medical biotechnology is lower. These achievements include early detection and diagnosis of genes causing cancers like throat-nose cancer, liver cancer, some bacterial and viral infections, some hereditary diseases, bio-products for treatment like anti-rabies serum, anti-venom serum, and vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, tentanus, hepatitis B, hepatitis A (Havax), Japanese encephalitis, polio and typhoid.
