Author: C. Neal Stewart Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: genetically, engineered, plants, impacts, environmental, modified, planet
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-08-19
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0195157451
ISBN-13: 9780195157451

Genetically modified plants are currently causing controversy worldwide; a great deal has been written about their supposed environmental effects. However, the newspaper headlines and public debates often provide a level of reasoning akin to "this is your brain on genetically modified corn," which is to say, they exclude or exaggerate the actual scientific research on the impacts of these plants. Genetically Modified Planet goes beyond the rhetoric to investigate for concerned consumers the actual state of scientific research on genetically modified plants. Stewart argues that while there

Author: Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected P
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: science, regulation, plants, protected, modified, pest, genetically
Number of Pages: 315
Published: 2000-07-01
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0309069300
ISBN-13: 9780309069304

This book explores the risks and benefits of crops that are genetically modified for pest resistance, the urgency of establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for these products, and the importance of public understanding of the issues. The committee critically reviews federal policies toward transgenic products, the 1986 coordinated framework among the key federal agencies in the field, and rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency for regulation of plant pesticides. This book provides detailed analyses of: * Mechanisms and results of genetic engineering compared to convent

Author: G.h. Liang
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: uses, risks, development, crops, modified, genetically
Number of Pages: 394
Published: 2004-09-03
List price: $55.95
ISBN-10: 1560222816
ISBN-13: 9781560222811

Gain state-of-the-art knowledge of new research and developments in transgenic technology! Genetically Modified Crops: Their Development, Uses, and Risks provides groundbreaking information on the integration of foreign DNA into the nucleus of a plant cell to produce a positive transformation. This volume details methods of gene delivery, laboratory tools and techniques to increase success rates, and the benefits, risks, and limitations of these methods. Authors at the forefront of this developing technology provide a comprehensive overview of transgenic crops and vital research on specific p

Author: Farid Ahmed
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: foods, organisms, modified, genetically, testing
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2004-04-07
List price: $55.95
ISBN-10: 1560222743
ISBN-13: 9781560222743

Discusses the risks and benefits of agricultural biotechnology and the regulations and protocols of testing for genetically modified organisms in food. Describes existing and potential methods for detecting GMOs in foods today. Softcover, hardcover available. DLC: Food--Microbiology.

Author: Knut J. Heller
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Keywords: detection, methods, food, engineered, genetically
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 2007-01-02
List price: $185.00
ISBN-10: 3527313931
ISBN-13: 9783527313938

Continuing the very successful first edition, this book reviews the most recent changes to the legal situation in Europe concerning genetically engineered food and labeling. Due to the extremely rapid developments in green biotechnology, all the chapters have been substantially revised and updated. Divided into three distinct parts, the text begins by covering applications and perspectives, including transgenic modification of production traits in farm animals, fermented food production and the production of food additives using filamentous fungi. The second section is devoted to legisl

Author: PhD Miriam Jumba
Publisher: Eloquent Books
Keywords: unraveled, mystery, organisms, modified, genetically
Number of Pages: 210
Published: 2010-01-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1609110811
ISBN-13: 9781609110819

Products of gene modification have vast implications. Creating public awareness and disseminating information on the subject seeks to demystify some of the widely held falsehoods regarding genetically modified products. This an informative, thorough and easy-to-understand guide book that aims to enlighten and debunk some of the commonly held misconceptions on products of gene modification and to give the reader a better understanding of the role genetic modification will play. The review sheds light on the safety, and application of these products in medicine, the food industry and other a

Author: Keith T. Atherton
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: safety, assessing, crops, modified, genetically
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-09-12
List price: $157.95
ISBN-10: 0748409130
ISBN-13: 9780748409136

Biotechnology has a significant impact on both medicine and agriculture. With the introduction of new products to the marketplace, the safety of those products is of paramount importance. New safety evaluation strategies are now employed to ensure that the consumer is adequately protected. This book describes those strategies and addresses some of the key advances that have been made in agrochemical biotechnology. Genetically Modified Crops: Assessing Safety covers biotechnology’s uses in agriculture, regulations on novel foods, and numerous case studies in safety evaluation. It also tre