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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811884403321

Titolo

Biological confinement of genetically engineered organisms / / Committee on Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

1-280-17672-5

9786610176724

0-309-52778-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

577/.18

Soggetti

Transgenic organisms - Safety measures

Confinement farms

Agricultural biotechnology

Infertility in animals

Transgenic organisms - Risk assessment

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 (p. 199-234) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 When and Why to Consider Bioconfinement""; ""3 Bioconfinement of Plants""; ""4 Bioconfinement of Animals: Fish, Shellfish, and Insects""; ""5 Bioconfinement of Viruses, Bacteria, and Other Microbes""; ""6 Biological and Operational Considerations for Bioconfinement""; ""References""; ""About the Authors""; ""Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications""; ""Index""