Genetically Modified Animals

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-52489-3
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 284 mm, Gewicht: 13466 g

Genetic modification is a powerful tool in biotechnology research and application. The ability to alter the genetic make-up of an organism can improve agricultural efficiency, increase response to environmental stressors and serve as a gateway to new biomedical discoveries. Genetic modification in animals has seen many exciting developments in recent years as technologies have become more efficient and cost effective and novel approaches emerged. Genetically Modified Animals brings together these advances and also looks forward to the future of animal biotechnology.

Genetically Modified Animals reviews the field of animal biotechnology opening with a introduction to the field and the state of research. Chapters then look at specific genetic approaches and methods and applications of biotechnology in key species including poultry, fish, and large animals. The final chapters look at the current state of regulation in the field and look to provide an understanding of the societal and ethical questions these advances meet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sang, H.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Tierzucht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction (Helen Sang, Angelika Schnieke)

Chapter 2: Recombinant DNA Technologies (Scott Fahrenkrug, University of Minnesota)

Chapter 3: Genetic Modification in Mammals: Methods (Angelika Schnieke and Heiner Niemann, Fredrich Loeffler Institute)

Chapter 4: Genetic Modification in Mammals: Practical Applications (Eckhard Wolf, Ludwig Maximillian's Unversity, Munich)

Chapter 5: Genetic Modification in Chicken and Poultry (Helen Sang, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)

Chapter 6: Genetic Modification in Aquaculture (Kjetil Hindar, Norsk Institute for Naturforskning)

Chapter 7: Genetic Modification in Insects (Andrea Crisanti, Imperial College London)

Chapter 8: Emerging Technologies and Model Applications (Kevin Wells, University of Missouri)

Chapter 9: Animal Welfare and Environmental Issues (Bill Muir, Purdue and James Yeates, University of Bristol)

Chapter 10: Regulations (Alison van Eenennaam, UC Davis)

Chapter 11: Society: Ethics and Public Acceptance (Peter Sandoe, University of Copenhagen)