So biotechnology development - not all of it, but some - would be delayed and hindered in the United States.

A number of changes occurred with the rapid growth of the economy and technology, including the information revolution, the second industrial revolution, and biotechnology development.

Both lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that would create a national biotechnology commission to coordinate biotechnology development.

BIOS is one of several efforts aimed at more open biotechnology development.

A yearlong study by the commission concluded that North Carolina needed a private, non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to biotechnology development.

A few other biotechnology developments have been proposed.

"It conflicted with the President's initiative to speed up biotechnology developments."

So far, there has been little opposition to state and local efforts to spur biotechnology development.

These activities include natural resource management for sustained use, land owner assistance, environmental monitoring, waste management, environmental regulation, and biotechnology development.

Currently, after ten years of existence it employs 3,500 people working on areas such as biotechnology, software development and telecommunications.