Tzotzos, George T.

Genetically modified organisms : a guide to biosafety / prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) for the UNIDO/UNEP/WHO/FAO Informal Working Group on biosafety ; editor, George T. Tzotzos - x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographies and index

CONTENTS : Biological risk assessment: an editorial overview of some key policy and implementation issues, G T Tzotzos2: Public perception of biotechnology, M Leopold3: Risk assessment and contained use of genetically modified microorganisms(GMMs), J Grinsted4: Safety in the contained use and the environmental release of transgenic crop plants, P J Dale and J Kinderlerer5: Environmental release of genetically modified rhizobia and mycorrhizas, GHall6: Microbial pesticides: safety considerations, M Levin7: Safety in the contained use and release of transgenic animals and recombinant proteins, D Powell8: Safety aspects of aquatic biotechnology, R A Zilinskas9: Safety considerations in biotreatment operations, M Levin10: Glossary of terms

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