China Joins Network of Biotech Info Centers
March 14, 2008| |
A Letter of Agreement was signed between the Chinese Society of Biotechnology (CSBT) and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) for CSBT to become the latest member of ISAAA's network of Biotechnology Information Centers (BICs). China became the 18th member of the network that is composed of centers in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
The China BIC based in Beijing will take an active role in crop biotechnology information dissemination and sharing initiatives, particularly in the translation of publications and information resources into Chinese. ISAAA's Crop Biotech Update, a weekly e-newsletter that synthesizes articles on crop biotech, is now available in Mandarin. Download the newsletter at http://www.isaaa.org/kc.
For more information about the China BIC, email CSBT's Deputy Secretary Hongxiang Zhang at zhanghx@mail.las.ac.cn.
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