Transgenic Organisms: Risk Assessment of Deliberate Relase - Couverture rigide

Wohrmann, K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3764328347 ISBN 13 : 9783764328344

Editeur : Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1993

Synopsis

The genetic structure of organisms is being altered to an ever-increasing degree by molecular genetic techniques. Thus far, more than 500 transgenic organisms have been tested or utilized in the field. The strides forward, however, have been encumbered by persistent and intense controversy. What is happening now on the forefront of genetic engineering? What are its aims, and inherent risks? What is its justification? The purpose of this book is to offer the reader a firm grounding in the subject by systematically reviewing several basic issues: the interaction between host DNA/RNA and the introduced DNA/RNA; the extent and effect of horizontal gene transfer; the fate in populations of genes inadvertently released into nature; the feasibility and effectiveness of risk assessment; and the manner in which this modern technique can best be harnassed to improve human health. More generally, but perhaps most significantly, the book calls for a critical appraisal of the desirability of the aims advanced by molecular geneticists today.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3764328347
• ISBN 13: 9783764328344
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Tomiuk J.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible