Biotechnology in Growth Regulation

Regulation of biotechnology.

Regulation of animal biotechnology: research needs.

Livestock that result from biotechnology have been a part of agricultural science for over 30 years but have not entered the market place as food or fiber. Two biotechnologies are at the forefront as challenges to the world's systems for regulating the market place: animal clones and transgenic animals. Both technologies have come before the Food and Drug Administration in the United States and...

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Growth Hormones

In its modern conception, biotechnology is the use of genetic engineering techniques to manipulate microorganisms, plants, and animals in order to produce commercial products and processes that benefit man. These techniques, which are the backbone of the biotechnological revolution that began in the mid 1970s, have permitted the isolation and manipulation of specific genes and the development o...

Regulation of Follicular Growth and Development in Sheep

This manuscript reviews the present knowledge related to folliculogenesis in sheep.Folliculogenesis starts with formation of primordial follicles before birth, present as a pool containing a certain number of follicles. By the attainment of puberty, a group of follicles from that pool starts to grow, a process known as primordial follicle activation or recruitment. The number of growing primord...

Regulation of biotechnology in the United States and Canada.

The regulation of biotechnology in the United States and Canada is based on principles that reflect respect for the new technology, yet also recognize that most traditional approaches to regulation, employing sound science and common sense, still apply. Four specific principles form the framework on which regulatory schemes are based: (1) the products of biotechnology will not differ fundamenta...