Genetically modified plants : assessing safety and managing risk 1st ed
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : George T Tzotzos; Graham P Head; Roger Hull
- ناشر : Burlington : Elsevier Academic Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9780123741066
Description
Preface -- Setting the context : agriculture and genetic modification -- Principles of risk assessment -- Risk assessment and management - human and animal health -- Risk assessment and management - environment -- Risk perception and public attitudes to GM -- Regulatory frameworks -- Appendix A : commonly used terms -- Appendix B : information required on an application for environmental release of a GMO -- Appendix C : Information required for risk assessment -- Appendix D : Case studies.
A transgenic organism is a plant, animal, bacterium, or other living organism that has had a foreign gene added to it by means of genetic engineering. This book provides the basic information for a wide range of people involved in the release of transgenic crops. It details mitigation techniques for human and environmental effects.
