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Assessing ecological risks of biotechnology /

Assessing Ecological Risks of Biotechnology presents a comprehensive analysis of ecological risk assessment for biotechnology as viewed predominantly by scientists doing research in this area, but also by regulators, philosophers, and research managers. The emphasis is on the ecological risks associ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ginzburg, Lev R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, �1991.
Colección:Biotechnology (Reading, Mass.) ; 15.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Keystone species and community effects of biological introductions / Daniel Simberloff
  • Planned introductions in biological control / L.E. Ehler
  • Surface transport of microorganisms by water / James A. Moore
  • Soil and groundwater transport of microoganisms / Duane F. Berry and Charles Hagedorn
  • Aerial dispersal of bacteria / Christen D. Upper and Susan S. Hirano
  • Factors affecting the transfer of genetic information among microorganisms in soil / Guenther Stotzky, Lawrence R. Zeph, and Monica A. Devanas
  • Genetic exchange and genetic stability in bacterial populations / Conrad A. Istock
  • Models for the population dynamics of transposable elements in bacteria / Richard Condit.
  • Quantifying fitness and gene stability in microorganisms / Richard E. Lenski
  • Quantifying the risks of invasion by genetically engineered organisms / Junhyong Kim, Lev R. Ginzberg, and Daniel E. Dykhuizen
  • Quantifying the spread of recombinant genes and organisms / Robin Manasse and Peter Kareiva
  • Regulation of biotechnology by the Environmental Protection Agency / Marvin Rogul and Morris Levin
  • Ecological considerations in EPA's review for field tests of genetically engineered organisms / H. Re�sit Ak�cakaya and Lev R. Ginzburg
  • Regulation and oversight of biotechnological applications for agriculture and forestry / Maryln K. Cordle, John H. Payne, and Alvin L. Young.
  • Ecological risk assessment and European community biotechnology regulation / Rogier A.H.G. Holla
  • Ecological risk analysis of biotechnological waste decontamination / Anthony D. Thrall and Robert A. Goldstein
  • On making nature safe for biotechnology / Mark Sagoff.