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: H. Keskkula
Publisher: Rapra Technology Ltd
Keywords: thermoplastics, modified, rubber
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2000
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 185957193X
ISBN-13: 9781859571934

Author: Frank D. Gunstone
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: lipids, modified, structured
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 2001-04-27
List price: $259.95
ISBN-10: 0824702530
ISBN-13: 9780824702533

Explores the development, new production methods, and successful products and uses of structured and modified lipids. Details quality assurance procedures, considers fish oils and microorganisms as sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and evaluates optimum fatty acid intake through manufactured food and fat-like substances.

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: George P. Marsh
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Keywords: action, human, modified, earth
Number of Pages: 572
Published: 2004-06-17
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 1419160516
ISBN-13: 9781419160516

There can be no doubt that moisture is given, out by trees and evaporated in extremely cold winter weather, and unless new fluid were supplied from the roots by the exercise of some vital function, the tree would be exhausted of its juices before winter was over. But this is not observed to be the fact, and, though the point is disputed, respectable authorities declare that "wood felled in the depth of winter is the heaviest and fullest of sap."

Author: Piet Herdewijn
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Keywords: medicine, biotechnology, biochemistry, nucleosides, modified
Number of Pages: 684
Published: 2008-10-13
List price: $440.00
ISBN-10: 3527318208
ISBN-13: 9783527318209

Edited by one of the main driving forces behind the field’s momentous rise in recent years, this one-stop reference is the first comprehensive resource to integrate recent advances. The first part addresses biochemical aspects and applications, the second and third parts are devoted to compounds with therapeutic potential, with the third part focusing on newly introduced anticancer nucleoside drugs. Essential reading for every scientist working in this area.

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.