Biotechnology in Latin America: Its Interamerican Context and the Role of Scientific Societies in its Development

美国科学促进会和美国微生物学会将联合编写一份关于拉丁美洲生物技术状况的报告。 该报告将确定可能对美国科学协会、大学和生物技术公司有用的美洲合作活动。 该报告将描述和分析解决拉丁美洲基础和应用生物科学目前面临的三个关键制约因素的国家和区域经验： l) 缺乏资本资源和训练有素的人员； 2）材料和设备不可用； 3) 科学界可获得的信息有限。

The American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society for Microbiology will jointly prepare a report on the state of biotechnology in Latin America. The report will identify Inter-American cooperative activities that may be useful for U.S. scientific societies, universities, and biotechnolgy companies. The report will describe and analyze national and regional experiences that address the three critical constraints currently facing the basic and applied biological sciences in Latin America: l) the lack of capital resources and trained personnel; 2) unavailability of materials and equipment; and 3) limited information available to the scientific community.