Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms:

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Publication Year:1989

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Committee on Scientific Evaluation of the Introduction of Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Plants into the Environment, National Research Council
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Potential benefits from the use of genetically modified organisms--such as bacteria that biodegrade environmental pollutants--are enormous. To minimize the risks of releasing such organisms into the environment, regulators are working to develop rational safeguards.
This volume provides a comprehensive examination of ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
1 Executive Summary	1-6	(skim)
2 Introduction	7-15	(skim)
3 Past Experience with Genetic Modification of Plants and Their Introduction into the Environment	16-36	(skim)
4 Enhanced Weediness: A Major Environmental Issue	37-53	(skim)
5 Past Experience with the Introduction of Modified Plants: Molecular Genetic Techniques	54-64	(skim)
6 Conclusions and Recommendations: Plants	65-76	(skim)
7 Past Experience with the Introduction of Microorganisms into the Environment	77-85	(skim)
8 Properties of the Genetic Modification	86-98	(skim)
9 Phenotypic Properties of Source Microorganisms and Their Genetically Modified Derivatives	99-112	(skim)
10 Properties of the Environment Relevant to the Introduction of Genetically Modified Microorganisms	113-122	(skim)
11 Conclusions and Recommendations: Microorganisms	123-132	(skim)
Appendix - Historical Overview of Nucleic Acid Biotechnology: 1973 to 1989	133-142	(skim)
Literature Cited	143-164	(skim)
Information on Committee Members	165-170	(skim)

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Potential benefits from the use of genetically modified organisms--such as bacteria that biodegrade environmental pollutants--are enormous. To minimize the risks of releasing such organisms into the environment, regulators are working to develop rational safeguards.
This volume provides a comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding testing these organisms in the laboratory or the field and a practical framework for making decisions about organism release.
Beginning with a discussion of classical versus molecular techniques for genetic alteration, the volume is divided into major sections for plants and microorganisms and covers the characteristics of altered organisms, past experience with releases, and such specific issues as whether plant introductions could promote weediness. The executive summary presents major conclusions and outlines the recommended decision-making framework.

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