Quantities and Units in Biotechnology

The terminology, symbols and units of physical quantities constitute a major part of “the grammar of science and technology”, by which one can acquire, record, transmit, and digest useful scientific information [1]. Since biotechnology is one of the truly interdisciplinary and international fields of research, it is essential to establish “a standard language of communication” for description of information that can be handled easily and understood correctly by anybody, anywhere, and at any time. Thus proper use of units and symbols of physical quantities is just as important as that of chemical and biological nomenclature.