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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455992403321

Titolo

Animal biotechnology [[electronic resource] ] : science-based concerns / / Committee on Defining Science-based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology, Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-50218-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

660/.65

Soggetti

Animal biotechnology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Applications of Biotechnology Techniques""; ""3 Animals Engineered for Human Health Purposes""; ""4 Food Safety Concerns""; ""5 Environmental Concerns""; ""6 Animal Health and Welfare""; ""7 Concerns Related to Scientific Uncertainty, Policy Context, Institutional Capacity, and Social Implications""; ""References""; ""Glossary""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""About the Authors""; ""Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications""; ""Index""