Safety Assessments on Transgenic Organisms

Transgenic Organisms

Aspects of the stability of the host-pathogen interaction of baculoviruses Risk assessment of genetically modified plants introduced into the environment A. Dietz 209 Treatment of human disorders with gene therapy and its consequences for the human gene pool Hj. Müller 229 The release of microorganisms-ethical criteria D. Mieth 245 Summary Current theories of evolutionary and ecological genetic...

Transgenic Epigenetics: Using Transgenic Organisms to Examine Epigenetic Phenomena

Non-model organisms are generally more difficult and/or time consuming to work with than model organisms. In addition, epigenetic analysis of model organisms is facilitated by well-established protocols, and commercially-available reagents and kits that may not be available for, or previously tested on, non-model organisms. Given the evolutionary conservation and widespread nature of many epige...

Impacts of Transgenic Plants and Micro- Organisms on Soil Biota

Little is known about the impacts of transgenic plants and micro-organisms on soil biota and processes, despite the large number of field releases of transgenic crops. Recent work has shown that transgenic plants can cause changes in the soil biota (both invertebrates and micro-organisms) associated with these plants. Often the changes are transient but their impact on the soil ecosystem remain...

Safety Assessments and Multiplicity Adjustment: Comments on a Recent Paper

Ultraviolet safety assessments of insect light traps

Near-ultraviolet (UV-A: 315-400 nm), "black-light," electric lamps were invented in 1935 and ultraviolet insect light traps (ILTs) were introduced for use in agriculture around that time. Today ILTs are used indoors in several industries and in food-service as well as in outdoor settings. With recent interest in photobiological lamp safety, safety standards are being developed to test for poten...