Biotechnology and Safety Assessment - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0126887217 ISBN 13: 9780126887211

Publisher: Academic Press, 2002

Synopsis

A comprehensive treatise on new developments in biotechnology, the authors of Biotechnology and Safety Assessment, 3e, bring readers an up-to-date review of food safety issues, pre-clinical safety and development of new foods and drugs, plant biotechnology, food allergies and safety assessment, and consumer benefits with regard to genetically modified food.

Tomorrow's foods will be obtained from genetically modified crops, offering consumers higher nutritional value and more of it. Our medications will be obtained through a variety of biotechnological procedures yielding more potent and specific medications for diseases and vaccines. In order to make this view of the future come to light, John A. Thomas and Roy L. Fuchs have updated their classic in order to keep readers one step ahead.

Written by internationally recognized molecular biologists, plant agronomists, microbiologists, toxicologists, nutritionists, and regulatory authorities, this third edition is an excellent and authoritative resource, making it a valuable resource to any biomedical library or scientific bookshelf.

• Provides timely coverage on topics of agribiotechnology and biotherapeutics
• Describes the recent progress in genetically modified crops and their safety
• Presents an update of the newer developments in therapeutic agents
• Discusses role of genetically modified microorganisms in the development of new food products
• Outlines various global regulatory issues relating to GM crops
• Addresses environmental and ecological topics related to GM crops

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This expanded, updated 3rd edition of Biotechnology and Safety Assessment includes a comprehensive contemporary review of two major areas of biotechnology ― agribiotechnology and biotherapeutics. Topics covered include the safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) foods, their risk assessment, environmental impact and post-marketing surveillance. The area of biotherapeutics includes the pre-clinical safety assessment of interferons, cytokines, and new vaccines. Written by internationally recognized molecular biologists, plant agronomists, microbiologists, toxicologists, nutritionists and regulatory authorities, this book provides well-rounded coverage of the topic. This updated 3rd Edition is an excellent comprehensive and authoritative addition to any biomedical library or agricultural technical resource center.

Key Features
* Provides timely coverage on topics of agribiotechnology and biotherapeutics
* Describes the recent progress in genetically modified crops and their safety
* Presents an update of the newer developments in therapeutic agents
* Discusses role of genetically modified microorganisms in the development of new food products
* Outlines various global regulatory issues relating to GM crops
* Addresses environmental and ecological topics related to GM crops

About the Author:

John A. Thomas, University of Texas Health Sciece Center, San Antonio, U.S.A.
Roy L. Fuchs, Mosanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0126887217
• ISBN 13: 9780126887211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Thomas John A., Fuchs Roy L.