Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms
eBook - PDF

Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms

Framework for Decisions

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  1. 185 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms

Framework for Decisions

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About this book

Potential benefits from the use of genetically modified organisms--such as bacteria that biodegrade environmental pollutants--are enormous. To minimize the risks of releasing such organisms into the environment, regulators are working to develop rational safeguards.This volume provides a comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding testing these organisms in the laboratory or the field and a practical framework for making decisions about organism release.Beginning with a discussion of classical versus molecular techniques for genetic alteration, the volume is divided into major sections for plants and microorganisms and covers the characteristics of altered organisms, past experience with releases, and such specific issues as whether plant introductions could promote weediness. The executive summary presents major conclusions and outlines the recommended decision-making framework.

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Table of contents

  1. Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms: Framework for Decisions
  2. Copyright
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. 1 Executive Summary
  6. 2 Introduction
  7. 3 Past Experience with Genetic Modification of Plants and Their Introduction into the Environment
  8. 4 Enhanced Weediness: A Major Environmental Issue
  9. 5 Past Experience with the Introduction of Modified Plants: Molecular Genetic Techniques
  10. 6 Conclusions and Recommendations: Plants
  11. 7 Past Experience with the Introduction of Microorganisms into the Environment
  12. 8 Properties of the Genetic Modification
  13. 9 Phenotypic Properties of Source Microorganisms and Their Genetically Modified Derivatives
  14. 10 Properties of the Environment Relevant to the Introduction of Genetically Modified Microorganisms
  15. 11 Conclusions and Recommendations: Microorganisms
  16. Appendix Historical Overview of Nucleic Acid Biotechnology: 1973 to 1989
  17. Literature Cited
  18. Information on Committee Members