Pechan / de Vries Genes on the Menu

Facts for Knowledge-Based Decisions
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-27136-9
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 217 Seiten

Delivers the state-of-the-art facts in order to empower the public to make knowledge-based decisions about plant biotechnology and GM crops and GM food, in particular. Discusses the hot topics of the present debate in a neutral manner and can serve as a personal reference book for the interested public, for decision makers, and managers of consumer organizations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pechan, Paul

de Vries, Gert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;5
2;Acknowledgements;6
3;List of Contributors;7
4;Contents;8
5;Introduction;10
6;1 Background on GMOs;12
6.1;1.1 Basic Facts About GM Crops;12
6.2;1.2 History and Uses of Plant Biotechnology;21
7;2 The Science of GMOs;29
7.1;2.1 Herbicide Tolerance;29
7.2;2.2 Insect Resistance in Crop Plants;36
7.3;2.3 Virus Resistance;44
7.4;2.4 GM Crops in the USA and Europe: What Farm Level Benefits Might be Expected?;52
7.5;2.5 Environmental Issues and Problems Associated with Genetically Modified Plants;71
8;3 Regulation, Assessment and Monitoring of GMOs;83
8.1;3.1 From a Research Proposal to a Product;83
8.2;3.2 Genetically Modified Products: Intellectual Property Issues;85
8.3;3.3 GMO Traceability and Labelling Regulations;92
8.4;3.4 Plant Biotechnology and its Regulation in Central and Eastern Europe;96
8.5;3.5 Genetically Modified Plants and Risk Analysis;102
8.6;3.6 Monitoring of GMOs;111
9;4 Socio- Economic Considerations;118
9.1;4.1 Implications of the GMO Labelling and Traceability Legislations;118
9.2;4.2 Precautionary Principle;125
9.3;4.3 Public Perception of GM Crops;144
9.4;4.4 Communication Strategies in Biotechnology;151
9.5;4.5 Communicating Risk;161
9.6;4.6 The Morality and Ethics of GMOs;165
10;5 Future Applications of GMOs;174
10.1;5.1 Second Generation GM Plant Products;174
10.2;5.2 Third Generation of GM Plants: Biofactories;183
10.3;5.3 Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture: Global Issues;191
11;6 Guide to Terms;216
12;Subject Index;220