Genetically modified plants : assessing safety and managing risk

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...

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Main Authors: Tzotzos, George T. (Author), Head, Graham Philip (Author), Hull, Roger (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Academic Press , 2009
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300 |a x, 244 p., [15] p. of plates :   |b ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Setting the context : agriculture and genetic modification -- 2. Principles of risk assessment -- 3. Risk assessment and management - human and animal health -- 4. Risk assessment and management - environment -- 5. Risk perception and public attitudes to GM -- 6. Regulatory frameworks 
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