Genetically modified pest-protected plants : science and regulation /

Genetically modified pest-protected plants : science and regulation /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000.
Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 263 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Transgenic plants -- Risk assessment.
Plants -- Disease and pest resistance -- Genetic aspects.
Plants -- Disease and pest resistance -- Genetic aspects.
Transgenic plants -- Risk assessment.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11129064
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants.
ISBN:0309069300
9780309069304
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:This is a report on genetically modified foods from a twelve-member panel of the National Research Council, part of the US National Academy of Sciences. It offers a cautious endorsement of biotech foods but also calls for more oversight and regulation.
"This timely book explores the risks and benefits of crops that are genetically modified for pest resistance, the urgency of establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for these products, and the importance of public understanding of the issues." "Also included is a critical review of the federal policies toward transgenic products, the 1986 coordinated framework among the key federal agencies in the field, and the rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency for regulation of plant pesticides." "Case studies explore the commercial production and oversight of transgenic crops, including "Bt" crops, the most widely used transgenic pest-protected plants." "Clearing up misconceptions and offering clear guidance, Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants will be immediately important to anyone concerned about the issues of transgenic crops."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Genetically modified pest-protected plants. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000 0309069300
Table of Contents:
  • Executive Summary
  • ES.1. Purpose and Scope of This Study
  • ES.2. Future Studies and Limitations of the Current Study
  • ES.3. Report Terminology
  • ES.4. Review of the 1987 National Academy of Sciences Principles
  • ES.5. Potential Health and Ecological Impacts and Research Needs
  • ES.6. The Coordinated Framework for Regulation
  • ES.7. Operational Aspects and Impacts of the Coordinated Framework
  • ES.8. Striving for the Ideal Regulatory Framework
  • 1. Introduction and Background
  • 1.1. The Importance of Crop Protection
  • 1.2. Diverse Genetic Modification Methods
  • 1.3. History and Impact of Breeding Methods
  • 1.4. Emergence of Recombinant DNA and Overview of Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants
  • 1.5. Agency Policies Regarding Commercialization of Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants
  • 1.6. Public Concerns and Issues
  • 1.7. Role of This Report
  • 2. Potential Environmental and Human Health Implications of Pest-Protected Plants
  • 2.1. Risk Assessment and Pest-Protected Plants
  • 2.2. Review of Previous National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council Reports
  • 2.3. Forms and Mechanisms of Genetically Controlled Pest-Protection
  • 2.4. Potential Health Effects of Diverse Gene Products and Breeding Methods
  • 2.5. Potential Human Health Effects
  • 2.6. Potential Effects on Nontarget Organisms
  • 2.7. Gene Flow from Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants
  • 2.8. Agronomic Risks Associated With Virus-Resistant Crops
  • 2.9. Pest Resistance to Pest-Protected Plants and Resistance Management
  • 2.10. Recommendations
  • 3. Crossroads of Science and Oversight
  • 3.1. Case Studies of Pest-Protected Crops and Their Oversight
  • 3.2. Analysis of the 1994 and 1997 Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Rules for Plant-Pesticides
  • 3.3. Suggested Questions for Oversight
  • 3.4. Research Needs
  • 3.5. Recommendations
  • 4. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Current Regulatory Framework
  • 4.1. Overview of the Regulation of Plant Products Under the Coordinated Framework
  • 4.2. Evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Regulation of Pesticidal Substances in Plants Under the 1994 Proposed Rule
  • 4.3. Evaluation of the Regulation of Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants under the Multiagency Approach of the Coordinated Framework
  • 4.4. Impacts of the Coordinated Framework
  • 4.5. Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A. Costs of Regulating Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants
  • B. Example of Data Submitted to Federal Agencies
  • C. Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants Public Workshop
  • D. Acronyms
  • E. Scientific And Common Names
  • F. Committee and Staff Biographical Information
  • Index

Similar Items