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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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ginzburg, Lev R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©1991.
Series:Biotechnology (Reading, Mass.) ; 15.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 associated with the release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The book contains 17 chapters that are organized into four parts. Part I discusses the ecological experience gained from previous biological introductions. Part II explores the ecology and the genetics of microbial comm.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 379 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483289489
1483289486