Description |
1 online resource (438 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Variability and uncertainty in crop-to-wild hybridization / Terrie Klinger -- Factors affecting the spread of resistant Arabidopsis thaliana populations / Joy Bergelson and Colin B. Purrington -- Bt-crops : evaluating benefits under cultivation and risks from escaped transgenes in the wild / Deborah K. Letourneau, Joy A. Hagen, and Gaden S. Robinson -- Resisting resistance to Bt-corn / David A. Andow -- Ecological risks of transgenic virus-resistant crops / Alison G. Power -- Impacts of genetically engineered crops on non-target herbivores : Bt-corn and monarch butterflies as a case study / John E. Losey, John J. Obrycki, and Ruth A. Hufbauer -- Transgenic host plant resistance and non-target effects / Angelika Hilbeck -- Release, persistence, and biological activity in soil of insectidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis / Guenther Stotzky -- Survival, persistence, transfer : the fate of genetically modified microorganisms and recombinant DNA in different environments / Beatrix Tappeser, Manuela Jäger, and Claudia Eckelkamp -- The spread of genetic constructs in natural insect populations / Henk R. Braig and Guiyun Yan -- Ecological and community considerations in engineering arthropods to suppress vector-borne disease / Andrew Spielman, John C. Beier, and Anthony E. Kiszewski -- Environmental risks of genetically engineered vaccines / Terje Traavik -- Methods to assess ecological risks of transgenic fish releases / William M. Muir and Richard D. Howard -- Controversies in designing useful ecological assessments of genetically engineered organisms / Anne R. Kapuscinski |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Transgenic organisms -- Risk assessment.
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Environmental health.
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Risk assessment.
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Organisms, Genetically Modified -- abnormalities
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Environmental Health
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Genetic Engineering -- adverse effects
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Risk Assessment
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risk assessment.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Risk assessment
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Environmental health
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Transgenic organisms -- Risk assessment
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Transgener Organismus
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Gesundheitsgefährdung
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Umweltgefährdung
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Genetische manipulatie.
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Organismen.
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Milieueffecten.
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Gezondheidseffecten.
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Biossegurança.
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Saúde ambiental.
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Saúde pública.
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Organismes transgéniques.
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Évaluation des risques.
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Impact environnemental.
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Impact sur la santé
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Organisme génétiquement modifié
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Risque environnemental.
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Risque pour la santé
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Letourneau, Deborah Kay
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Burrows, Beth Elpern
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LC no. |
2001037635 |
ISBN |
1420042033 |
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9781420042030 |
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9781466518995 |
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1466518995 |
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