Genetically Modified Planet Environmental Impacts Of Genetically Engineered Plants

Author : C. Neal Stewart
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195157451

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Genetically Modified Planet by C. Neal Stewart Pdf

Genetically modified plants are currently causing controversy worldwide; a great deal has been written about their supposed environmental effects. However, the newspaper headlines and public debates often provide a level of reasoning akin to "this is your brain on genetically modified corn," which is to say, they exclude or exaggerate the actual scientific research on the impacts of these plants. Genetically Modified Planet goes beyond the rhetoric to investigate for concerned consumers the actual state of scientific research on genetically modified plants. Stewart argues that while there are indeed real and potential risks of growing engineered crops, there are also real and overwhelmingly positive environmental benefits.

Author : C. Neal Stewart Jr.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198035799

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Genetically Modified Planet by C. Neal Stewart Jr. Pdf

Genetically modified plants are currently causing controversy worldwide; a great deal has been written about their supposed environmental effects. However, the newspaper headlines and public debates often provide a level of reasoning akin to "this is your brain on genetically modified corn," which is to say, they exclude or exaggerate the actual scientific research on the impacts of these plants. Genetically Modified Planet goes beyond the rhetoric to investigate for concerned consumers the actual state of scientific research on genetically modified plants. Stewart argues that while there are indeed real and potential risks of growing engineered crops, there are also real and overwhelmingly positive environmental benefits.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Plants
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002-02-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309170178

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Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Plants Pdf

Transgenic crops offer the promise of increased agricultural productivity and better quality foods. But they also raise the specter of harmful environmental effects. In this new book, a panel of experts examines: • Similarities and differences between crops developed by conventional and transgenic methods • Potential for commercialized transgenic crops to change both agricultural and nonagricultural landscapes • How well the U.S. government is regulating transgenic crops to avoid any negative effects. Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants provides a wealth of information about transgenic processes, previous experience with the introduction of novel crops, principles of risk assessment and management, the science behind current regulatory schemes, issues in monitoring transgenic products already on the market, and more. The book discusses public involvementâ€"and public confidenceâ€"in biotechnology regulation. And it looks to the future, exploring the potential of genetic engineering and the prospects for environmental effects.

Author : Kakoli Ghosh,Paul C. Jepson
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 925105598X

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Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production and Their Effects on the Environment by Kakoli Ghosh,Paul C. Jepson Pdf

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted an Expert Consultation on "Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production and Their Effects on the Environment: Methodologies for Monitoring and the Way Ahead" from 18 to 20 January in Rome. The main objective of the consultation was to review the scientific basis for, and procedures to establish, effective post-release monitoring of genetically modified (GM) crops and develop guidelines to strengthen member countries' capacities to design and carry out monitoring programmes. The consultation was a follow-up to the earlier FAO Expert Consultation on "Environmental Effects of Genetically Modified Crops", which had recommended the environmental effects of GM crops be assessed on a case-by-case basis and emphasized the need to monitor possible medium- to long-term environmental impacts. The main outputs of the meeting were: a review of the scientific criteria and procedures; strategies that could form the basis of efficient monitoring programmes; recommendations for both scientists managing the monitoring process and policy makers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783728134431

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Valuating environmental impacts of genetically modified crops – ecological and ethical criteria for regulatory decision-making by Anonim Pdf

The VERDI project (Valuating environmental impacts of genetically modified crops - ecological and ethical criteria for regulatory decision-making) is a interdisciplinary collaboration between biosafety experts and risk ethicicists. Its aim is to develop recommendations for decision makers and regulatory authorities, thus helping to improve the regulation of GM plants. The results show that both the umambiguous description of protection goals and the establishment of a basis of comparison are two essential criteria when defining harm.

Author : Jennifer Thomson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643098978

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GM Crops by Jennifer Thomson Pdf

Genetically modified crops – are they monsters of nature or could they provide answers to some of our most pressing environmental concerns? Will they create superweeds, run amock and change life as we know it, or are these fears greatly exaggerated? Internationally respected microbiologist Jennifer Thomson takes us through the issues and concerns surrounding the development of genetically modified crops and their impacts on the environment. She explains how such crops are developed and assessed and discusses the likelihood of negative effects on biodiversity, pollen spread, and organic farming. GM crops may have tremendous potential for addressing some of the world’s environmental problems and protecting the planet, particularly in developing countries – in fact we could face more harm if some of these technologies are not adopted.

Author : Roger Hull,George T. Tzotzos,Graham Head
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080920764

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Genetically Modified Plants by Roger Hull,George T. Tzotzos,Graham Head Pdf

A transgenic organism is a plant, animal, bacterium, or other living organism that has had a foreign gene added to it by means of genetic engineering. Transgenic plants can arise by natural movement of genes between species, by cross-pollination based hybridization between different plant species (which is a common event in flowering plant evolution), or by laboratory manipulations by artificial insertion of genes from another species. Methods used in traditional breeding that generate transgenic plants by non-recombinant methods are widely familiar to professional plant scientists, and serve important roles in securing a sustainable future for agriculture by protecting crops from pest and helping land and water to be used more efficiently.There is worldwide interest in the biosafety issues related to transgenic crops because of issues such as increased pesticide use, increased crop and weed resistance to pesticides, gene flow to related plant species, negative effects on nontarget organisms, and reduced crop and ecosystem diversity. This book is intended to provide the basic information for a wide range of people involved in the release of transgenic crops. These will include scientists and researchers in the initial stage of developing transgenic products, industrialists, and decision makers. It will be of particular interest to plant scientists taking up biotechnological approaches to agricultural improvement for developing nations. Discusses traditional and future technology for genetic modification Compares conventional non-GM approaches and genetic modification Presents a risk assessment methodology for GM techniques Details mitigation techniques for human and environmental effects

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556036643922

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Introduction of Genetically Engineered Organisms by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jane Rissler,Margaret G. Mellon
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 0262680858

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The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops by Jane Rissler,Margaret G. Mellon Pdf

The authors argue that the commercialization and release of transgenic crops on millions of acres of farmland can pose serious and costly consequences. They propose a practical, feasible method of conducting precommercialization evaluations that will balance the needs of ecological safety with those of agriculture and business.--From publisher description.

Author : Miguel A. Altieri
Publisher : Food First Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0935028935

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Genetic Engineering in Agriculture by Miguel A. Altieri Pdf

As debate rages over the costs and benefits of genetically engineered crops, noted agroecologist Miguel Altieri lucidly examines some of the issue's most basic and pressing questions: Are transgenic crops similar to conventionally bred crops? Are transgenic crops safe to eat? Does biotechnology increase yields? Does it reduce pesticide use? What are the costs to American farmers? Will biotechnology benefit poor farmers? Can biotechnology coexist with other forms of agriculture? What are the known and potential environmental and biological risks? What alternatives do we have to genetically modified crops?

Author : Jennifer A. Thomson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 0801473683

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Seeds for the Future by Jennifer A. Thomson Pdf

Plants have long been genetically modified through crossbreeding and other basic agricultural techniques to make crops more resilient, nutritious, and profitable. In recent decades, however, advances in genetic engineering--including the ability to blend genetic material from animals with that of plants--have allowed farmers to grow crops that resist insect pests, weeds, viruses, and drought; provide increased iron or beta carotene; deliver vaccines and antibodies; reduce common allergens and pollutants; and augment marketable qualities such as delayed ripening. The complicated scientific, environmental, legal, cultural, and ethical issues surrounding these crops are being hotly debated all over the world. In Seeds for the Future, an internationally respected molecular geneticist and food researcher, Jennifer A. Thomson, describes how these crops are developed, distributed, and regulated.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 4896 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444639523

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Health by Anonim Pdf

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition, Six Volume Set presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health, especially social and environmental health for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns. Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on environmental health Fills a critical gap, with information on one of the most rapidly growing scientific fields of our time Provides comparative approaches to environmental health practice and research in different countries and regions of the world Covers issues behind specific questions and describes the best available scientific methods for environmental risk assessment

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251045607

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Genetically Modified Organisms, Consumers, Food Safety and the Environment by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Biotechnologies developed over the past few decades have opened up a wide range of avenues and opportunities in diverse sectors, yet the scale of the today's global debate on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their application in agriculture is unprecedented. Furthermore, the scientific and policy bases for assessing and passing judgement on genetically engineered products are necessarily evolving as rapidly as the pace of evolution in biotechnology itself. The purpose of this publication -- the second in FAO's new series dedicated to ethics in food and agriculture - is to share the current knowledge of genetically engineered products in relation to consumers, including the safety of their food and protection of their health, and environmental conservation. It seeks to unravel and explore the claims and counterclaims being made in the GMO debate from an ethical perspective, considering the proprietary nature of the tools used to produce GMOs, the potential consequences of their use in intensifying food production and the unintended and undesirable effects that their application could have, both now and in the future.

Author : K. Thiyagarajan,D. V. Patil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1781633797

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Handbook of Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops by K. Thiyagarajan,D. V. Patil Pdf

Author : Edward de Chazal,John Hughes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780194836135

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Oxford English forAcademic Purposes Upper-intermediate Student Book (B2) by Edward de Chazal,John Hughes Pdf

Oxford English for Academic Purposes offers a specialist course covering listening, speaking and reading in key areas of academic life such as lectures, presentations and textbooks. The course is consistent with levels A2 to C1 of the Common European Frame of Reference for the teaching of foreign languages.